Farallon Islands

A federal plan to drop poisoned bait to kill an invasive mouse species in the Farallones Islands off the coast of San Francisco will be the topic of a California Coastal Commission meeting Thursday.

Federal wildlife officials were urged Wednesday to withdraw a proposal to drop 1.5 tons of rat poison on remote islands off the coast of California to kill a mice infestation until they address questions on the impact to wildlife.

Federal wildlife officials were urged Wednesday to withdraw a proposal to drop 1.5 tons of rat poison on remote islands off the coast of California to kill a mice infestation until they address questions on the impact to wildlife.

A shark reportedly bit a man near the Farallon Islands Tuesday morning, according to the United States Coast Guard.

An alarming number of seabirds are dying on Bay Area beaches. Scientists believe the birds are starving because ocean warming has driven away their food supply.

World class swimmers and concerned locals say it’s too dangerous to swim at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach – a three-mile stretch of sand patrolled by the National Park Service. NBC Bay Area investigates what federal officials are doing to alert the public of the hazards, and highlights changes that may now be coming to Ocean Beach. Investigative Reporter Liz Wagner...

The public will have a front row view of the Farallon Islands, courtesy of a new HD camera streaming video from the island.

Kimberley Chambers was attempting the longest solo swim recorded in California. She began the challenging feat at the Sacramento Yacht Club on Friday and was planning to finish in Tiburon on Sunday, her website said.

If you live in San Francisco, you may argue your neighborhood is the center of the city. You’d likely be wrong.

More than 450 lightning strikes were captured streaking across Northern California skies in a 24-hour period, according to the National Weather Service, marking an unusually high wintertime count.

Experts said a cluster of some 20 great white sharks was recently spotted by the U.S. Coast Guard off Northern California’s coast.

Three Bay Area men headed out to the Farallon Islands Saturday but only two returned after the boat they were on capsized.

A San Francisco resident made history Saturday as the first woman ever to swim from the Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge.

Simon Dominguez and Kim Chambers are members of Night Train Swimmers, a group of long-distance swimmers who dream up epic swims to challenge themselves and raise money for charity.

Dozens of whales are frolicking off Northern California’s coast in a feast for the eyes that has also prompted federal officials to issue a boating warning.