Representatives of Audubon California today expressed deep disappointment at this afternoon’s decision by the California Fish & Game Commission to continue allowing hunting for Greater Sage-Grouse, despite a recent finding by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service that its recent declines make it worthy of protection under the Endangered Species Act. In response to a [...]

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The California Condor hasn’t been seen on the North Coast of California in a long time, but one Native American tribe is hoping to bring them back. Representatives of the Yurok Tribe say that the condor is an important part of their culture, a part that was lost when the condor faded from the region [...]

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Not that we really needed more proof, but a recent study released this week shows even greater proof that lead poisoning of the endangered California Condor can be linked directly to the use of lead ammunition. Researcher Myra Finkelstein, an environmental toxicologist at UC Santa Cruz, found that the isotopes of the lead in condors [...]

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Nice article in Bay Nature about the return of the Western Snowy Plover to beaches this summer for its annual breeding. Photo by Mike Baird.
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A while back, we mentioned that a number of California Audubon chapters were participating in a program to use children’s art on the beach to encourage protection of the Western Snowy Plover. Several of these chapters have sponsored art shows of the work that the kids have produced. Los Angeles Audubon is sharing some of [...]

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The Center for Biological Diversity today notified the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service of its intent to sue the agency to compel it to list the Ashy Storm-Petrel under the Endangered Species Act. You might recall that last year the agency decided not to list the species, even though it is in great danger of [...]

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As we learned during the recent battle over the proposed toll road in Orange County, there are few better advocates for the beach environment than surfers. They’re at the beach every day and have a personal stake in keeping the place beautiful and pristine. To that end, Audubon California and women’s surf brand Carve Designs [...]

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Beginning May 1, new protections went into place in the waters surrounding the Farallon Islands, as well as other key habitat areas from Point Arena in Mendocino County to Half Moon Bay. Special places such as the Point Reyes Headlands, Bodega Head and Montara will also be part of this network of sea sanctuaries. These [...]

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Following the federal government’s recent finding that the Greater Sage-Grouse is worthy of protection under the Endangered Species Act, Audubon California has submitted a request to the California Fish and Game Commission that it close the 2010 hunting season for the species. It is thought that the bird once numbered in the tens of millions [...]

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A federal court this week restricted the use of 75 pesticides in eight Bay Area counties and ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to study the impacts the chemicals have on wildlife. The action came following a suit by the Center for Biological Diversity. Among the species that the action seeks to protect is the California [...]

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We’re not really sure when the Peregrine Fund produced this video about the dangers of lead ammunition to birds such as the California Condor and Bald Eagle, but with the recent poisoning of the Condor chick in Pinnacles National Monument, the information is certainly pertinent today. The video focuses on efforts to reduce hunting with [...]

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The recent lead poisoning of the celebrated California Condor chick at Pinnacles National Monument shows that the endangered species, despite the recent lead ban in its range, faces serious challenges to recovery, says an editorial in today’s Sacramento Bee. Lead is the single biggest threat to the bird’s survival, and obviously we have more work [...]

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A new United Nations report describes the problems that animal, fish and plants species are having worldwide in the face of climate change, invasive species and other challenges.
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San Diego’s Richard Zembal has been named one of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Endangered Species Recovery Champions for his work to save the endangered Light-footed Clapper Rail.
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Great story about the San Diego Audubon Society’s program that enlists kids to help save the Western Snowy Plover. Audubon California helped line up funding.
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