Should scientists intervene when faced with the possible self-destruction of a species? That question sits at the heart of "The Vortex of Extinction," the new documentary project from Ljubomir ...

California officials are stepping in to protect one of the state's most iconic and recently vulnerable animals: the mountain lion. After years of warnings from scientists, the California Fish and Game ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Just weeks after a mountain lion wandered into San Francisco, state officials voted to permanently protect populations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: USGS In bogs near Tallahassee, Florida, scientists crouched through grass and mud in a race against time, searching ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. Just weeks after a mountain lion wandered into San Francisco, ...