Articles Tagged With ‘Wildlife’




Who is shooting protected birds in Oceano?

State investigators are looking for the person who illegally shot and wounded several California Gulls with metal darts over the last month at the Oceano Dunes, according to Pacific Wildlife Care. [Cal Coast Times] California Gulls are native to western... (Continue reading)

CHP identifies motorcyclist killed Tuesday in Arroyo Grande

The CHP has identified the 49-year-old motorcyclist who died Tuesday morning after colliding with a deer on Highway 101 near El Campo Road in Arroyo Grande as Johnny Dale Trujillo of Los Osos. [Cal Coast Times] At about 6:30 a.m.,... (Continue reading)

Second motorcyclist killed in Arroyo Grande in two days

A motorcyclist was killed after crashing into a deer Tuesday morning in Arroyo Grande. Also in South County, a deer in the roadway led to a four-car collision. [KSBY] The motorcyclist collided with a deer on southbound Highway 101 in Arroyo... (Continue reading)

Body of young humpback whale washes ashore in Oceano

A dead humpback whale washed ashore on the beach at the Oceano Dunes Monday afternoon. [Cal Coast Times] State parks officials say the humpback that washed ashore was a young whale. It is unclear what caused the whale’s death. Workers... (Continue reading)

Large pod of dolphins spotted off the Central Coast, video

During the past week, a superpod of dolphins has worked together to corral schools of small fish in the Pacific Ocean off Monterey. [Cal Coast Times] Patrick Webster, the social media content creator at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, filmed a... (Continue reading)

Mountain lion killed on Highway 1 in Cambria

A mountain lion was found dead alongside Highway 1 in Cambria on Thursday after it was apparently struck by a vehicle. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 8 a.m., a passerby reported seeing the dead mountain lion. California Department of Fish... (Continue reading)

Why doesn’t Supervisor Compton support a marine sanctuary?

Opinion by Brad Snook, co-chair of Surfrider Foundation San Luis Obispo Supervisor Lynn Compton, a SLO County Supervisor, is wrong to deny SLO County the federal funding of cultural education, marine research, and a new local stakeholder effort that a... (Continue reading)

Whale washes up, dies near Pismo Beach

A gray whale calf died Tuesday, hours after washing ashore on Pismo State Beach near the Monarch Butterfly Grove. Passersby noticed the whale around 7 a.m. Officials from state and federal agencies then came out to the scene, as did... (Continue reading)

Mountain lion hit by car near SLO, then euthanized

Officers euthanized a mountain lion after it was struck by a car on Highway 1 near Camp San Luis Obispo Monday morning. [KSBY] A driver heading toward San Luis Obispo hit the mountain lion around 7 a.m. when the animal... (Continue reading)

Great white spotted in Morro Bay Harbor, video

The captain of Morro Bay Boat Charters took a  video of an 18 foot to 20 foot great white shark about a mile from the south jetty at the Morro Bay Harbor on Thursday. While boating, Micheal Brink spotted a... (Continue reading)