U.S. Forest Service layoffs have upended surveys for spotted owls in Southern and Northern California, threatening data collection for the declining birds.

Analysis of the isotopes of their feathers rules out the possibility that they were born in captivity and suggests that they ...

Elsewhere in the state, American white pelicans can be found near lakes, reservoirs and large rivers ... A follow-up visit about two weeks later spotted six adults and at least 12 juveniles ...