When research scientists tracking P-22, the late beloved lion of Griffith Park, went to change the batteries in his GPS collar in 2014, they found him suffering from mange, a parasitic disease of the ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The law, effective January 1, 2024, ...

A warning has been issued across Monterey County after a number of incidents whereby pigs were found to have died after ...

Wildlife officials in California are urging hunters and pesticide applicators to exercise greater caution after wild pigs in Monterey County were found to have ingested poison that is used to kill ...

A new study using American kestrels, a surrogate test species for raptorial birds, suggests that they are at greater risk from poisoning from the rodenticide diphacinone than previous believed. The ...

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation will host a virtual public workshop on Sept. 24 to discuss proposed mitigation measures for first- and second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides.

Why Do Farmers Use Diphacinone And Why Is It Blue? Diphacinone is used to control populations of squirrels, rats and mice. The poison is placed in bait stations. It is coloured blue by pest control ...

Feral hogs with "slushie-blue" innards turned up in Monterey earlier this year—and not for the first time. A young wild boar stands at Joseph D. Grant County Park in Santa Clara County, California.

Wildlife officials in California are urging hunters and pesticide applicators to exercise greater caution after wild pigs in Monterey County were found to have ingested poison that is used to kill ...