Yesterday brought an unexpected visitor to Rohnert Park’s northeast “G” section: a mountain lion. The sighting drew a quick response from the city’s Department of Public Safety, whose officers ...

Tule elk, once nearly extinct, are just one animal you'll see when you hike in Point Reyes National Seashore. Marine life is another.

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A mountain lion was spotted in Rohnert Park Wednesday morning, March 11, police said. The sighting occurred in Rohnert Park’s G Section, which is bordered by Holly Avenue and Snyder Lane in the ...

Named a national monument in 1933 and designated a national park in 1994, Death Valley encompasses more than 3.4 million ...

A federal judge has made 2,200 miles of Western Mojave Desert trails off-limits to off-roading bikers and drivers, in the name of preserving the threatened desert tortoise. The Bureau of Land ...

The Borrego Palm Canyon Trail is particularly spectacular, leading you to a natural palm oasis that feels like stumbling onto a secret garden in the middle of nowhere. And here’s something you don’t ...

Whether you call them a cougar, puma, mountain lion or panther, you’re talking about the same big cat, often solitary and ...

Whether you're thinking about a hike up a mountain or just seeing it from a distance, these are the best mountains and highest points across the U.S. you should be visiting.

Work on the wildlife crossing spanning the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills will require a road closure this week. Agoura Road ...

Just weeks after a mountain lion wandered into San Francisco, state officials voted to permanently protect populations of the charismatic predators that prowl the coastal mountains between the Bay ...

The planning process for two wildlife crossings will begin in the California desert thanks to a $5.5 million state-funded grant announced last Thursday. The crossings over State Route 62 will ...