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?

AI deepfakes are coming for cute wildlife videos. The stupidity is — well, it's deeply stupid. www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social

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

One of Jackie and Shadow's chicks was named Sandy, after the late executive director of the nonprofit that runs the eagle cam 🥹 www.latimes.com/california/s...

If you’re wondering what notes I’m taking

My favorite comment chain in a minute. Shout out to my Reed College defenders!

Wildlife crossings reduce road-collisions with large mammals by 83% journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... preventing potential fatal car accidents www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...

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

Instead of reading the Murdoch-amplified MAGA spin on the world's largest wildlife crossing, get the real story from @lilaseidman.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/environment/...

Happy Earth Day from the largest wildlife crossing in the world — now set to open Dec. 2.

Learning to fly from the ground up: Owl sighting in Redondo Beach sparks public service announcement

This is TOMORROW! Come see me and my wonderful colleagues talk about post-fire recovery. 3:30pm @ Festival of Books @ USC.

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.

Glad I went for the window seat — got a gorgeous view of the super snowy Sierras

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.

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: www.latimes.com/environment/...

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: www.latimes.com/environment/...

I feel like it would be unethical to keep this photo to myself

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. “It’s like they just gave up.” calmatters.org/environment/...

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

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! www.latimes.com/environment/...

Farther from Earth than any humans before, Artemis II crew prepares for lunar flyby @nohaggerty.bsky.social www.latimes.com/science/stor... @latimes.com

How's this for an Easter gift? Both of Jackie and Shadow's chicks hatched this weekend! Via @stevebattaglio.bsky.social. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

It's not your imagination. This is a weird rattlesnake season. Here's what's happening, via @karenmg.bsky.social. www.latimes.com/california/s...

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 www.latimes.com/environment/...

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. www.latimes.com/environment/...

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 www.latimes.com/environment/...

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. www.latimes.com/environment/...

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. www.latimes.com/environment/...

I’m from Michigan, I know mosquitoes — I will pay whatever you want to get rid of the mosquitoes here in Los Angeles.

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/...

Mosquitoes are going year-round in L.A. County. Part of a dangerous climate change trend: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social

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. www.latimes.com/environment/...

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

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/...

My Reed pride (and hunger) is spiking

This condor couple may be tending to first egg in Northern California in a century www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social

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/...

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/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social

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...

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 🔥.

Yes everything is terrible but let’s not lose sight of the fact that someone has written the Headline to End All Headlines.

Sun lovin’ herps are out in full force today

This entry in the @sfstandard.com style guide is almost a poem.

We fell in love with them during Covid, and also their heartbreak. View livestream here: friendsofbigbearvalley.org/eagles/

Print editors’ headlines always put mine to shame

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. www.latimes.com/environment/...

My girls love them!

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