wildlife

“California Live” gets up-close and personal with birds of prey (birds that feed on live captured prey). The Total Raptor Experience allows the public to observe them as they display their natural behaviors. Watch and gain an intimate empathy for raptors and an understanding of their role in the environment.

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources released footage of their “extreme” method of restocking state lakes with fish: dropping thousands of fish from an airplane.

Scientists released a group of endangered Mountain yellow-legged frogs into part of the San Bernardino National Forest, to repopulate the area with the animals.

Photos of enlarged goldfish found in a Minnesota lake have sparked a warning from officials.

Photos shared by the City of Burnsville, Minn., show enlarged goldfish. The city urged people not to dispose of their goldfish in lakes as they contribute to poor water quality.

A small bear was caught on camera wandering the streets of Thousand Oaks just after midnight.

A bear was caught on camera wandering the streets of Thousand Oaks just after midnight. Today in LA broadcast on July 9, 2021.

One peregrine falcon became so disoriented due to fireworks that he flew into a window, while a black-crowned night heron chick was frightened from its nest and a mallard duckling was separated from its family.

Right on time with Independence Day just around the corner, a bald eagle was released back into its natural habitat on Thursday and soared high above the skies after being rehabilitated by the San Diego Humane Society’s (SDHS) wildlife specialists.

Pyrosomes usually make their home deeper in the ocean, but in June 2021, several beachgoers encountered the strange creatures onshore.

The Boy Scout bitten on the hand by a shark while in a canoe with his dad is expected to be fine, but the encounter caused a stir for those on Santa Catalina Island. John Cádiz Klemack reports for NBC4 on June 30, 2021.

The search is on for an entangled, injured humpback whale in the waters somewhere off the southern California coast.

The search is on for an entangled humpback whale in the waters somewhere off the southern California coast. Vikki Vargas reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on June 24, 2021.

One of two orphaned mountain lion cubs was released back into the wild after it was rehabilitated in San Diego County.

After four months of rehabilitation work, an orphaned mountain lion cub was transported to its original habitat near Tijeras Creek Golf Course in Orange County. A hatch door was opened and, after a quick glance around, the mountain lion leaped her way back home.

Sheriff’s deputies found the last cow that escaped a slaughterhouse in Pico Rivera in South El Monte Thursday morning. Forty of them got away on Tuesday. Today in LA reports on June 24, 2021.

Two pelicans were released back into the wild at Crystal Cove after months of treatment and rehabilitation from wildlife officials. Vikki Vargas reports for NBC4 on Tuesday, June 22, 2021.

A herd of elephants nap together and graze in southwest China.

Many neighborhoods in Southern California are home to peacocks. While they’re pretty, they can also be a nuisance. The city of Rancho Palos verdes is overrun with the birds, announcing they’ll start trapping and relocating them, but not everyone is in favor of the plan. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, June 3, 2021.

The Rancho Palos Verdes City Council voted to hire a wildlife expert to trap and relocate 50 peacocks from two neighborhoods. Some residents want the birds to stay.