SoCalWild

All about the wild things that inhabit the skies, oceans, forests, deserts and yes, even our backyards here in the Greater Los Angeles area.

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Be careful how you hang your Christmas lights!
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State wildlife officials asks members of the public to help by reporting sightings of snakes with skin sores or unusual behavior: https://t.co/aF4qU7wbYw

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If you feed backyard birds, make it a habit to keep those feeders clean!

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Know your parrots! Now, we know these winged wonders are NOT native here in SoCal, but they have made themselves part of the landscape! https://t.co/3FxU3VlRNE

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"...a new breed of "urban eagles" moving into Southern California and throughout the nation, displaying an unusual tolerance for the clatter and commotion of city life...." We welcome more bald eagles to SoCal! https://t.co/4OPoCaPfki

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Roll up your sleeves and help SoCal big horn sheep! Volunteers needed. https://t.co/eSLglBprgr

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The California Condor Recovery Program is recruiting volunteers for our nest guarding program. #CACondor

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"...this bill is an important step in ending an antiquated & cruel practice & bringing California's wildlife management in line w/ the values of the overwhelming majority of Californians who value our wildlife alive, not as commodities to be killed...” -- Brendan Cummings, CBD

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Sorry this story didn't have a happy ending.... #whale

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"...Recent research shows up to 90 percent of the outbreaks are caused by interaction with domestic livestock, usually sheep grazing the same public lands, but occasionally goats..." #bighornsheep #bighorn

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A shout-out to our favorite local vertebrates: Snakes and Lizards! "Snakes control the rodent population. Lizards can stop the spread of a debilitating disease and keep insects in check." https://t.co/rl6v0mbEnR

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"...While researchers scramble to save sick sea lions today, they are also studying what this year’s outbreak can tell us about how sea lions will fare down the line.
The good news is that sea lions are fairly mobile and resilient animals...." #sealions #CAsealions #climatechange

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The California Central Coast Chapter of The Wildlife Society will host the Annual Wildlife Symposium 11/9 bringing local students & pros together to share ideas, professional knowledge, information on projects + on-going research. https://t.co/9ZNLSrsrj1 The Wildlife Society

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Let's face it; you're apt to hear an owl more than see one. Here's how to break down their sounds! #Owl #owlhoots

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Oh, welcome back Otters, especially here in SoCal: "... the small sea otter population at San Nicolas Island continues to increase...." #Otters #SoCalWild #NatureInLA #SouthernCaliforniaWildlife

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"...wildfires create and reinvigorate deer grazing areas. That can increase deer populations, bolstering the favored prey of mountain lions and attracting the cats to those new and renewed grazing areas."

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Can you hear a butterfly twerk? Researchers found that pupae do modified twerking, an abdominal wiggling movement triggering sound from tiny structures located at the membranes at abdominal segments. Some folks can hear it & mobile phones can record it. https://t.co/JMTZyScALJ

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"Sea turtles, dolphins, whales, & other marine wildlife in CA waters will get a reprieve from an indiscriminate fishing gear—drift gillnets—thanks to state lawmakers’ passage of a bill to phase out the destructive equipment..." https://t.co/1jUFrad7qT

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Let's keep SoCal wildlife WILD! "Some wildlife look for new places to live, ideally near the easily-available food. We often provide just what they need: woodpiles, junk piles, garden sheds w/ spaces under them, attics without screens over vents." https://t.co/Ekx23nxp73

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Just the facts. The bat facts. #Bats