Campsite reservations for California state parks, including campsites at the always popular Monterey beaches, Santa Cruz Mountains and Sierra Nevada, open up at 8 a.m. on March 1. Those reservations cover Labor Day weekend and beyond (and any summer sites that are still available).
http://m.sfgate.com/outdoors/article/book-labor-day-campsites-california-10966871.php
A California coyote hunter found the roles of predator and prey reversed last week when a big cat pounced on him and he shot the cougar.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article136009078.html
The first wolf pack to make the state home in nearly a century hasn’t been seen since May 2016.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/03/11/northern-california-wolf-pack-missing-since-early-2016/
A record number of sea otters has flocked to Morro Bay this year. Scientists estimate 30-40 adults and up to 20 pups have settled around the embarcadero T-piers this season.
http://m.sfgate.com/science/article/Record-number-of-endangered-sea-otters-flock-to-11004330.php
But in a sad twist, one whale is burdened by commercial fishing gear wrapped around its fluke, traveling alone at a dreadfully slow pace.
It’s pupping season on the Central Coast for animals like seals and sea lions, but some marine mammal mothers are abandoning their pups because of human interaction.
http://kcbx.org/post/human-helping-danger-beached-marine-mammals
