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Oakland City Council's plan to tackle crime | Rift in local NAACP | Fired OPD chief feels 'vindicated' by new report | Broadway 'bulb-outs'

Tag: wildlife

Posted inHealth & Environment

It’s springtime in Oakland, and that means duckling rescues

by C.J. Hirschfield April 17, 2023April 17, 2023

Oakland Animal Control Officer Julian Taizan and Grand Lake neighbors reunited a lost chick with its mallard family.

Posted inHealth & Environment

9 spots bursting with wildflowers in East Bay and beyond 

by Colleen Neff April 10, 2023April 11, 2023

Here are spots where you can experience beautiful flowers, some in Oakland and some a short drive away.

Posted inNature

You can now watch Oakland’s favorite red-tailed hawks on a live cam

Darwin BondGraham by Darwin BondGraham February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

Highland Hospital staff and wildlife ecologists are hoping Stormy and Sunny will raise chicks again this spring.

Posted inHealth & Environment

3 big studies on East Bay’s creatures, plants and wildfire risk

by Kate Darby Rauch September 13, 2022September 13, 2022

A first-of-its-kind analysis looked at the health of East Bay wildlife, from bats to bobcats and salamanders to steelhead. Two major mapping projects will dive deep into vegetation and wildfire hazard.

Posted inHealth & Environment

Lake Merritt fish die-off: Can the city help? Can you? Will decimated species bounce back?

Darwin BondGraham by Darwin BondGraham August 30, 2022August 31, 2022

The Bay’s unprecedented and fatal algae bloom has scientists, government agencies, and others scrambling to understand the causes and long-term implications.

Posted inHealth & Environment

Fish are piling up dead around Lake Merritt

Darwin BondGraham by Darwin BondGraham August 29, 2022August 29, 2022

Authorities say an algae bloom associated with the die-off probably isn’t harmful to humans but are urging people and pets to stay out of the water.

Posted inHealth & Environment

The red-tailed hawks keeping watch over Highland Hospital

Darwin BondGraham by Darwin BondGraham June 28, 2022June 29, 2022

The regal couple raised a nest of chicks at Oakland’s public hospital this spring, delighting staff and patients.

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