Conservation

Fire season is now all year round because of the drought and brush fires Monday were a reminder of it. Cheryl Hurd reports.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he may impose mandatory water restrictions if people don’t start using less as a drought drags on. He raised the possibility Monday in a meeting with local water agencies that supply major urban centers like Los Angeles and San Francisco. The Democratic governor has called for a 15% voluntary reduction in water use but has...

Santa Clara County water officials are taking drastic measures to conserve, including a proposal to step up enforcement against water wasters, and it could start as soon as the end of May. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.

Arya was injured during her first few weeks at The Living Desert, but she is showing a “fighting spirit.”

Little Ms. Roderick arrived at the Santa Clarita center just days into the new season.

Jaali and Nia will roam the four-acre habitat, along with several antelopes, vultures, and other critters.

The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority announced Monday that it has purchased 60 acres of farmland in the Coyote Valley as part of its mission to protect the region’s agricultural spaces.

Majestic and gentle whale sharks are a common site off the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. And conservationists have recruited former fishermen to ensure that they continue to thrive in those waters. The effort brings together conservationism and tourism in a way that benefits ocean life and is a boon for the local economy. LX News host Tabitha Lipkin takes a...

We’ll learn all about the conservation efforts surrounding these amazing animals, while also admiring their extremely cute aquatic antics.

The first-ever tufted puffin was just bred at the aquarium; once the growing-fast baby fledges, she’ll join the institution’s Open Sea wing.

Two of the endangered animals, Adia and Audrey, are expecting in the months ahead.

A group’s day at the beach became a rescue mission after beach-goers in Antofagasta, Chile found an injured olive ridley turtle. They alerted authorities, who were able to transport it to a local rescue center for treatment.

Deco, an African Penguin, was born at the New England Aquarium on Aug. 26, 1981, making Thursday the day she turns 40, the Boston institution said.

A new alternative to cemeteries and traditional funerals has arrived. Cremated individuals can spend eternity under a tree in the San Bernardino National Forest, thanks to San Francisco startup Better Place Forests.

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.

Twelve Magellanic penguins were released back into the ocean in San Clemente del Tuyu, Argentina after being rehabilitated.

Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo just named their new North American river otter pup, who was born on January 20.

Conservationists in England are hiring the country’s first-ever bison rangers to tend to a herd of European bison as part of a reintroduction program.

A Brooklyn woman wanted to help conserve some of the endangered plants of the world and beautify her own home at the same time. So she started growing plants in her apartment… and now has 1,100 of them. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories takes us inside an extreme green home.