Lila Seidman
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Wildlife and outdoors reporter for the @latimes 🐆🦜🦝🦦🐏🐊🦭🦨🌵🏔️
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Despite being labeled a boondoggle by right-wing critics, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing now has an opening date. At $114 million, it’s a massive effort to save SoCal mountain lions from extinction. Here’s a look at the scale, the cost and the "cast" already moving in.
bit.ly/4cQZLBK
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The right-wing mediasphere bashed the world's largest wildlife crossing for delays. It now has an opening date.
After criticism over increasing costs and delays, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing now has a Dec. 2 completion date — a note of optimism for a region reeling from fires and more.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-04-23/la-enviro-earth-day-annenberg-wildlife-crossing-opening-december
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Yeah I don't like this. Animals are so amazing, surprising and endlessly interesting on their own. Why would you feel the need to deepfake them?
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AI deepfakes are coming for cute wildlife videos. The stupidity is — well, it's deeply stupid.
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Bald eagle 'massaging' its mate? AI deepfakes collide with the laws of the wild
AI wildlife deepfakes are flooding social media, even targeting celebrity eagles Jackie and Shadow. Experts warn the “AI slop" poses real-world danger for animals and people.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-05-02/rise-of-ai-deepfake-wildlife-videos-jackie-shadow-bald-eagles
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A fake video of celeb bald eagle Shadow “massaging” Jackie fooled viewers online. Experts say AI wildlife videos may do more than rack up likes: They can distort how people see animals, encourage risky encounters and erode trust in what’s real. My story:
bit.ly/4n8kLJ3
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Bald eagle 'massaging' its mate? AI deepfakes collide with the laws of the wild
AI wildlife deepfakes are flooding social media, even targeting celebrity eagles Jackie and Shadow. Experts warn the “AI slop" poses real-world danger for animals and people.
https://bit.ly/4n8kLJ3
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One of Jackie and Shadow's chicks was named Sandy, after the late executive director of the nonprofit that runs the eagle cam 🥹
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The votes are in: Big Bear celebrities Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets now have names
Big Bear's popular bald eagle duo Jackie and Shadow's baby eaglets now have official names, chosen through a community voting contest decided by local third-grade students.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-01/big-bear-eagles-jackie-shadows-chicks-get-official-names
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If you’re wondering what notes I’m taking
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My favorite comment chain in a minute. Shout out to my Reed College defenders!
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Wildlife crossings reduce road-collisions with large mammals by 83%
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preventing potential fatal car accidents
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Despite being labeled a boondoggle by right-wing critics, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing now has an opening date. At $114 million, it’s a massive effort to save SoCal mountain lions from extinction. Here’s a look at the scale, the cost and the "cast" already moving in.
bit.ly/4cQZLBK
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The right-wing mediasphere bashed the world's largest wildlife crossing for delays. It now has an opening date.
After criticism over increasing costs and delays, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing now has a Dec. 2 completion date — a note of optimism for a region reeling from fires and more.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-04-23/la-enviro-earth-day-annenberg-wildlife-crossing-opening-december
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Instead of reading the Murdoch-amplified MAGA spin on the world's largest wildlife crossing, get the real story from
@lilaseidman.bsky.social
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www.latimes.com/environment/...
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The right-wing mediasphere bashed the world's largest wildlife crossing for delays. It now has an opening date.
After criticism over increasing costs and delays, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing now has a Dec. 2 completion date — a note of optimism for a region reeling from fires and more.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-04-23/la-enviro-earth-day-annenberg-wildlife-crossing-opening-december
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Happy Earth Day from the largest wildlife crossing in the world — now set to open Dec. 2.
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Los Angeles Times
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Learning to fly from the ground up: Owl sighting in Redondo Beach sparks public service announcement
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Learning to fly from the ground up: Owl sighting in Redondo Beach sparks public service announcement
Fledgling owls have been spotted falling from the trees in Redondo Beach, prompting police to release a public service announcement video for residents.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-17/learning-to-fly-from-ground-up-owl-sighting-in-redondo-beach-sparks-public-service-announcement
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This is TOMORROW! Come see me and my wonderful colleagues talk about post-fire recovery. 3:30pm @ Festival of Books @ USC.
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The National Park Service broke the law when it greenlit a mining operation in the Mojave National Preserve amid a long-running dispute with agency officials that took an abrupt turn when President Trump took office, alleges a lawsuit filed today by the National Parks Conservation Assn.
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Park Service broke the law approving mining inside Mojave National Preserve, lawsuit says
The National Park Service broke the law when it greenlit an Australian company’s mining operations in the Mojave National Preserve, alleges a lawsuit by the National Parks Conservation Assn.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-15/environmentalists-sue-trump-administration-over-mining-in-mojave-national-preserve
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Glad I went for the window seat — got a gorgeous view of the super snowy Sierras
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A woman who stopped here, along Highway 1 in Mendocino County, told me it’s “where the redwoods meet the sea” — a special place. She was right.
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Commercial fishing for salmon is set to resume along the California coast for the first time since 2022. After a three-year shutdown, regulators plan to allow a fishing season with strict limits. I spoke with people who fish for a living about what it means:
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Commercial salmon fishing set to resume along California coast after 3-year shutdown
Commercial salmon fishing is set to resume along the California coast this spring for the first time since 2022. Fishery regulators plan to allow a fishing season with strict catch limits.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-04-12/california-salmon-fishing-resuming
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What will it take to turn California's Humboldt Bay into a first-of-its-kind offshore wind assembly hub? The work is already getting started at the historic logging port. Great story by
@hayleysmith.bsky.social
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www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Inside California's audacious bid to build the world's deepest floating wind farm
Readying California for offshore wind power will require a perfect concert of major port upgrades, hundreds of miles of new transmission lines and wind turbines as tall as the Eiffel Tower.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-04-09/california-ocean-wind-power-that-floats-is-forcing-engineering-firsts
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I feel like it would be unethical to keep this photo to myself
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Gov. Newsom promised to help a Native tribe restore salmon to their ancestral river. Now California is ending the funding. "It makes the tribe feel betrayed,” Gary Mulcahy of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe told
@ra-becks.bsky.social
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Endangered salmon returned to California’s far north — then the money dried up
Two years ago, Newsom touted a partnership with the Winnemem Wintu tribe to restore dwindling salmon. Now — the state is ending its support, with no new funding in sight.
https://calmatters.org/environment/water/2026/04/salmon-shasta-dam-mccloud-newsom/
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Pam Kan-Rice
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Wolf attacks on cattle in NE California over 7 months last year reached $2.6m,
@ucanr.edu
research found. That includes the loss of livestock and wolf deterrents, reports
@lilaseidman.bsky.social
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Remember the wolf that stunned everyone by visiting LA County? She’s still making history — now in an Eastern Sierra county for the first time in a century!
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L.A.'s history-making wolf lands in Eastern Sierra. Miles pile up as she seeks forever home
A wolf arrived in Inyo County on Sunday morning, marking the first arrival of her kind in the area in at least 100 years. It was the same wolf that had visited L.A. County.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-04-06/wolf-that-visited-los-angeles-county-arrives-in-into-county-historic-moment
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Farther from Earth than any humans before, Artemis II crew prepares for lunar flyby
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
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Farther from Earth than any humans before, Artemis II crew prepares for lunar flyby
NASA's Artemis II crew, now farther from Earth than any humans before them, are preparing for their event-filled three-hour flyby of the moon after nearly six days traveling through space.
https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2026-04-06/artemis-ii-crew-prepares-for-lunar-flyby
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How's this for an Easter gift? Both of Jackie and Shadow's chicks hatched this weekend! Via
@stevebattaglio.bsky.social
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The eaglets have landed for Big Bear couple Jackie and Shadow
Two chicks hatched this weekend for the stars of the nature webcam operated by Friends of Big Bear Valley
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-04-05/big-bear-eagles-jackie-shadow-two-baby-eaglets-have-hatched
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It's not your imagination. This is a weird rattlesnake season. Here's what's happening, via
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It's not your imagination. This is a weird rattlesnake season. Here's what's happening
Unseasonably warm weather patterns have accelerated rattlesnake activity and the chances of run-ins with humans, experts say.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-01/its-not-your-imagination-this-is-weird-rattlesnake-season-heres-whats-happening
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
Most of the snow in California’s Sierra Nevada has melted after a record-breaking heat wave. “Climate change is influencing California’s water system quickly and severely.”
@petergleick.bsky.social
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April 1 is supposed to be peak snow in California. Forget that this year
An extremely warm March melted most of the snow in California's Sierra Nevada. The early melt fits a long-term pattern as greenhouse gases push temperatures higher.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-04-01/extreme-heat-california-snow
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Last year, LA Zoo elephants Billy and Tina were sent to Tulsa for a better life. But activists say they're doing worse -- and Samuel L. Jackson has joined calls to move them to a sanctuary.
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Hollywood rallies around former L.A. Zoo elephants Billy and Tina as they reportedly suffer in Tulsa
Samuel L. Jackson has joined animal rights activists in a renewed push to move Billy and Tina from the Tulsa Zoo to a sanctuary, as Tina suffers from a serious infection.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-03-31/as-tina-falls-ill-samuel-l-jackson-calls-for-sanctuary-for-former-la-zoo-elephants
about 1 month ago
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In the dead of night last May, a pair of Asian elephants were shuttled via shipping containers from the LA Zoo to the Tulsa Zoo. Animal rights supporters — including Samuel L. Jackson — continue call to move them to a sanctuary Via
@lilaseidman.bsky.social
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Hollywood rallies around former L.A. Zoo elephants Billy and Tina as they reportedly suffer in Tulsa
Samuel L. Jackson has joined animal rights activists in a renewed push to move Billy and Tina from the Tulsa Zoo to a sanctuary, as Tina suffers from a serious infection.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-03-31/as-tina-falls-ill-samuel-l-jackson-calls-for-sanctuary-for-former-la-zoo-elephants
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If you're planning on getting your poppy on in the Antelope Valley, read this first -- about a new AI forecast for blooms. It might save you some heartbreak.
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Don’t want to miss the bloom? This L.A. scientist created a poppy forecast
A local scientist looked for wildflower forecasts, but couldn't find any. So he created one himself, using a deep-learning model, satellite imagery and weather data.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-03-26/los-angeles-scientist-created-forecast-for-california-poppies
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Right now, poppies look like Cheeto dust smeared across the Antelope Valley. But how long will the bloom last? A scientist created an AI-powered poppy forecast to help you time your trip.
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Don’t want to miss the bloom? This L.A. scientist created a poppy forecast
A local scientist looked for wildflower forecasts, but couldn't find any. So he created one himself, using a deep-learning model, satellite imagery and weather data.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-03-26/los-angeles-scientist-created-forecast-for-california-poppies
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
I’m from Michigan, I know mosquitoes — I will pay whatever you want to get rid of the mosquitoes here in Los Angeles.
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LA County vector control officials say releasing sterile male mosquitoes (which don’t bite!) is a promising tool to combat the insects. But so far business owners have signaled they’re not willing to help pay for a broader rollout. My latest:
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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As mosquitoes go year-round in L.A., a promising fix hits a snag
To curb a dengue-carrying mosquito, L.A. County officials are releasing sterilized males. The approach is promising, but funding to expand it is uncertain.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-03-22/la-mosquitoes-sterile-male-releases-los-angeles-county-funding
about 1 month ago
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about 2 months ago
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Mono Lake water levels are well below what's required. Now some want L.A. to tighten its tap
Decades after a landmark decision called for Los Angeles to limit its taking of water to raise the level of Mono Lake, California regulators are reexamining why it still hasn’t rebounded and what shou...
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-03-21/california-water-regulators-reexamine-mono-lake
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Sammy Roth
about 2 months ago
Mosquitoes are going year-round in L.A. County. Part of a dangerous climate change trend:
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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As mosquitoes go year-round in L.A., a promising fix hits a snag
To curb a dengue-carrying mosquito, L.A. County officials are releasing sterilized males. The approach is promising, but funding to expand it is uncertain.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-03-22/la-mosquitoes-sterile-male-releases-los-angeles-county-funding
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Ian James
about 2 months ago
San Diego County's water situation is unusual in California. Because of its big investments in getting more water, it now has an oversupply — and some of the state's highest rates. The agency announced a deal to sell some of its water to keep rising rates in check.
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San Diego County agency selling water to keep its high rates in check
The San Diego County Water Authority has reached a deal to sell some of its water to part of Riverside County.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-03-20/san-diego-county-water-deal
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about 2 months ago
My Ides of March fun fact is that the place where Caesar was stabbed is now a cat sanctuary, and I think it’s beautiful that creatures with tiny knives on their feet live there
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Oil prices are skyrocketing, but this is why companies won’t rush to drill in California And why, even if they did, it wouldn’t necessarily reduce gas prices Blanca Begert
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Oil prices are skyrocketing, but this is why companies won't rush to drill in California
Aging fields and volatile markets make drilling a tough sell, even with a path cleared for permitting.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-03-14/iran-war-drilling-in-ca
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My Reed pride (and hunger) is spiking
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
This condor couple may be tending to first egg in Northern California in a century
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This condor couple may be tending to first egg in Northern California in a century
Two condors in far northwestern California appear to be caring for a recently laid egg, a historic moment in an effort to bring the massive raptors back to the Yurok Tribe's historic homeland.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-03-05/california-condor-nesting-northern-california-yurok-tribe
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Some like it slow! I've been thinking about celebrity animals-- especially Jackie and Shadow -- and why so many love watching them on livestreams. So I dove into the rise of "slow TV." It makes intuitive sense: in an anxious world, nature's rhythm can be a salve.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Exhausted, nature-deprived viewers flock to 'Slow TV' animal cams
Modern life is fast. That might be why "Slow TV" is taking off. The genre includes nature livestreams, like the one broadcasting two celebrity eagles in Southern California.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-03-12/slow-tv-jackie-shadow-eagles-nature-livestream-big-bear
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In a chaotic world full of fast, short-form entertainment, some folks are flocking to "slow TV" wildlife livestreams for a change of pace:
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Exhausted, nature-deprived viewers flock to 'Slow TV' animal cams
Modern life is fast. That might be why "Slow TV" is taking off. The genre includes nature livestreams, like the one broadcasting two celebrity eagles in Southern California.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-03-12/slow-tv-jackie-shadow-eagles-nature-livestream-big-bear
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Pacific Palisade's community newspaper got new owners. Glad to see it's still kicking. I worked there briefly, gosh, 10 years ago -- consider it my first "real" full-time news job!
www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/a-ne...
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A new chapter for the Palisadian-Post - Editor and Publisher
A new era of stewardship is beginning for one of the most enduring institutions in Pacific Palisades. Long-time Palisadians Laura and Tim Schneider have acquired the Palisadian-Post, with the plan to ...
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/a-new-chapter-for-the-palisadian-post,260578
about 2 months ago
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Festival of Books
@latimes.com
schedule just dropped! David Duchovny and Amy Tan will be there...and so will I! On a panel about L.A.'s post-fire recovery. Come listen to me talk about fish, cats and more critters impacted by 🔥.
about 2 months ago
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Leonore (Lee) Carpenter
about 2 months ago
Yes everything is terrible but let’s not lose sight of the fact that someone has written the Headline to End All Headlines.
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Sun lovin’ herps are out in full force today
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Cyrus Farivar
2 months ago
This entry in the
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Northwest Wind
2 months ago
We fell in love with them during Covid, and also their heartbreak. View livestream here:
friendsofbigbearvalley.org/eagles/
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Print editors’ headlines always put mine to shame
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Condors are believed to be nesting on California’s North Coast — a major milestone in the Yurok Tribe’s effort to return the endangered raptors to their ancestral homeland. Europeans settlers poisoned and shot the birds into oblivion in the region a century ago.
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This condor couple may be tending to first egg in Northern California in a century
Two condors in far northwestern California appear to be caring for a recently laid egg, a historic moment in an effort to bring the massive raptors back to the Yurok Tribe's historic homeland.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-03-05/california-condor-nesting-northern-california-yurok-tribe
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My girls love them!
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Jackie and Shadow are the perfect antidote to turbulent times. Their steady partnership offers peace and inspiration, even through hardship. After losing eggs to ravens this season, they laid more. This is how Jackie met Shadow – and won over the internet:
bit.ly/4bkNWnP
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How two Big Bear eagles became social media’s hottest love story
After ravens destroyed their first clutch, eagle power couple Jackie and Shadow laid new eggs — sending their vast fanbase into celebration. How did they rise to internet stardom?
https://bit.ly/4bkNWnP
2 months ago
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