San Nicolas Island is possibly the most well-known of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California — even ... in a different legacy for wildlife and the landscape than the ...

Earl and I went to California, and we were mugged. By whales. Three humpbacks. “Mugged” is the official term, meaning we were ...

Shaped by millennia of natural and human history, California's Channel Islands are an archipelago of eight wild islands in ...

A sea lion with domoic acid poisoning experiences involuntary muscle spasms as toxic algae off the coast of Southern California kills or sickens hundreds of marine mammals. Photo courtesy of Channel ...

Volunteers with the Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute in Santa Barbara, California, rescue a sick sea lion that's likely suffering from domoic acid poisoning. David Swanson / AFP via ...

One of those marvelous images captivated judges in the 2024 California Wildlife Photo of the Year, earning her the grand prize award. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the ...