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Lila Seidman
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An early look into the fire impacts on Santa Rosa Island by @grace2e.bsky.social. There are many unknowns as specialists assess the damage, but there are already some hopeful signs. www.latimes.com/california/s...
"There was a lot of happy dancing in the creek.” The Santa Monica Mountains’ last steelhead trout survived the Palisades fire — and even had babies: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social
Updated with comments from California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife: The agency "has been clear with the federal government that border wall construction poses serious risks to protected wildlife, including bighorn sheep. This is another tragic reminder of those concerns."
My personal meditation on what might've been lost in the fire on Santa Rosa, five years after a magical backpacking trip.
Can't stop thinking about the island's adorable foxes, chonky elephant seals, majestic Torrey pines...
Scientists feared the Santa Monica Mountains’ last remaining endangered steelhead trout were dead, smothered by debris flows after the Palisades fire.
But the fish surprised them.
NEW: Wildlife advocates feared razor wire along the U.S.-Mexico border would harm endangered bighorn sheep. This morning, a biologist found a dead ram tangled in the wire in Imperial County's Jacumba Wilderness. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Five years ago, I went on a magical backpacking trip on Santa Rosa Island. Like many, I worry what the recent fire has done to its special landscape. There's still so much we don't know. www.latimes.com/environment/...
A team of biologists recently counted 30 of the rare trout in Topanga Creek — plus 21 babies.
“These fish continue to amaze me,” said Kyle Evans of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
My latest: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Really awful photo here of an endangered bighorn sheep carcass entangled in the wire of Trump's border wall: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social
As dengue risk grows in California, Google is betting technology can help scale a mosquito-control strategy.
The company wants to release up to 32 million sterile male mosquitoes in the Golden State over two years. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Scientists feared the Santa Monica Mountains’ last endangered steelhead trout were wiped out by the Palisades fire. Then, they found them alive in Topanga Creek.
A biologist discovered a decomposing bighorn sheep tangled in concertina wire recently strung in Imperial County, part of an effort to deter illegal immigration. Advocates had warned of danger to migr...
It's been just days since firefighters reached full containment of the 18,379-acre blaze on Santa Rosa Island. Crews are now assessing the damage to this ecological and cultural oasis.
A destructive wildfire burned through a third of Santa Rosa Island. For one reporter, the loss isn't theoretical — it's a personal reckoning with a changing paradise.
Scientists feared the Santa Monica Mountains’ last endangered steelhead trout were wiped out by the Palisades fire. Then, they found them alive in Topanga Creek.
A biologist discovered a decomposing bighorn sheep tangled in concertina wire recently strung in Imperial County, part of an effort to deter illegal immigration. Advocates had warned of danger to migr...
Can Silicon Valley solve California's mosquito problem? Google is seeking federal approval to unleash millions of bacteria-infected, non-biting mosquitoes in the Golden State.
NEW: Wildlife advocates feared razor wire along the U.S.-Mexico border would harm endangered bighorn sheep. This morning, a biologist found a dead ram tangled in the wire in Imperial County's Jacumba Wilderness. www.latimes.com/environment/...
After the fire, what remains of Santa Rosa Island? www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social
A biologist discovered a decomposing bighorn sheep tangled in concertina wire recently strung in Imperial County, part of an effort to deter illegal immigration. Advocates had warned of danger to migr...
A destructive wildfire burned through a third of Santa Rosa Island. For one reporter, the loss isn't theoretical — it's a personal reckoning with a changing paradise.
