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

There's a guy who comes to my local library every day and reads @latimes.com in print -- as I work on whatever story I'm working on. It's become my personal motivation.

A group of residents launched a social media campaign demanding answers about the herbicides Orange County sprays in waterways. They fear the chemicals harm wildlife and pose health threats for people. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Porkchop, a sea turtle, was found in the San Gabriel River with fishing line wound so tightly around her flipper that it had to be amputated. Today, after a year of rehab, she went home. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Testifying before the Senate, President Trump's pick to run the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Steve Pearce, wouldn't give a straight answer on whether he supports selling off public lands: www.publicdomain.media/p/trumps-blm... via @chrisdangelo.bsky.social

This is excellent design by the spiders. If I was a bug, I would absolutely try to use one of these as a hammock and when they came to eat me I would sigh and accept my death.

Not to be dramatic, but this is perhaps the best news I've heard in months.

Very sad news. I just saw the ones near San Simeon last month — recently born babies with their moms.

yep.

🥚Egg-citing news for Jackie and Shadow fans!!! The bald eagle couple welcomed a new egg — a hopeful turnaround after ravens destroyed their first two eggs last month. www.latimes.com/environment/...

This month I am celebrating TWO YEARS as the wildlife and outdoors reporter for @latimes.com. I've learned so much, met fascinating people and seen otherworldly sights — including these wild horses on the shores of Mono Lake. It’s been an honor, and I'm excited to keep going!

Proposed legislation would allow FEMA funds to be used to help protect pets in case a wildfire or others disastersstrikes. Many dogs, cats and other critters were displaced, injured or died during the L.A. firestorms last year, which proponents say shows the need for more resources. bit.ly/4axnmHS

Mt. Baldy all dressed in snow and looking majestic af in the background

Happ SUNday

Got backyard chickens? Protect them from bird flu. Avian influenza is carried by wild waterfowl. The virus can stay in the environment in bird droppings on your property, says Maurice Pitesky, poultry expert @ucanr.edu & @ucdvetmed.bsky.social 🐓 ucanr.edu/blog/food-bl...

Still trying to process the loss of Jeanette Marantos, an absolute gem of a person and reporter. The Times, and everyone she touched (including me), will not be the same. www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

Rescuers search, amid worsening weather, for 10 skiers caught in Sierra avalanche

My sons turned 1 today. They celebrated by loving each other 😭😭

Very sad moment for Jackie and Shadow fans. Sandy Steers, director of the nonprofit that ran the Big Bear eagle nest cam, passed away last week. W/ Andrew Campa. www.latimes.com/california/s...

ICYMI: the wolf that came to LA County has already moved on, probably because she's didn't find a mate. She appears to be heading toward the Southern Sierra.

Fog hopping in San Gabriels

Nearly half of L.A County’s pavement may be unnecessary, new map finds. Via Meg Tanaka. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Self-promotion: Sign up for my reporting and commentary, and please support if you can: climatecoloredgoggles.com

Crazy to have worked this Valentine’s Day because two years ago to the date I was un-laid off from the LA Times. Long, confusing story but so happy that I’ve been able to stay on and tell California’s most important wildlife stories!

Bittersweet update: Time is of the essence for the wolf that recently visited LA County to find a mate. Wolves are only fertile around Valentine's Day, and she’s been looking for love. Now she's in Kern County, likely because she came up empty down south. bit.ly/462RyrO

#LALife (in gold tones)

In case you missed the big news yesterday:

🚨 BREAKING: Southern California and Central Coast mountain lions are now listed as threatened. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Scientists say they haven't since this little snow cover or snow depth in the Western U.S. in decades. Since December 1, there have been 8,500 daily high temperature records broken or tied in the West. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Sunflower after the SoCal rain

He said he loved trees but chain-sawed 13 of them in bizarre L.A. vandalism rampage

Trails on Mt. Baldy will be closed for the next two weeks, sparking backlash from hikers, reports @jackdolan.bsky.social. Angeles National Forest officials issued the closure order yesterday in anticipation of a winter storm. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Caltech scientists figured out how a beetle infiltrates typically hostile ants in the Angeles National Forest. Their findings might explain why so many symbiotic relationships are "locked in" once they form. www.latimes.com/environment/...

This is exciting!

In a major California Endangered Species Act success story, a wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social