OPINION: In the Bay Area, coyote sightings are a common event. When one attacked my sister, it woke us up to the potential ...

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Hawaiʻi seeks art for Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp contest focusing on wild pigs and California quails.

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Believe it or not, despite the noise and danger of highways, squirrels actually find the noise reassuring. Find out why.

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Singer Neil Young, writer Margaret Atwood and wildlife artist Robert Bateman – have been in the news this week.