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Fifth Shark sighting at Pismo Beach in 31 days

Written on 31 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A fifth shark sighting in 31 days at Pismo Beach prompted officials to post warning signs along the beach. A local fisherman reported seeing a 15 to 20 foot shark near the pier at about about 10 a.m. on Wednesday.... (Continue reading)

15 pelicans dead, dozens injured in Avila Beach

Written on 26 Aug, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 63 comments

In what experts are calling a feeding frenzy, at least 15 Brown Pelicans have died and dozens have injured themselves in the excitement of finding an unusual amount of fish in the San Luis Harbor in Avila Beach. The popular birds,... (Continue reading)

World’s largest rodent found in Paso Robles wastewater

Written on 17 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

A species of the world’s largest rodent, a capybara, was discovered July 22 by Nick Camp at the Paso Robles Wastewater Treatment Plant. [Huffington Post] Kamp took photographs of the animal, which can grow up to weigh 145 pounds and... (Continue reading)

Three Pismo Beach shark sightings in five days

Written on 3 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Three shark sightings in five days at Pismo Beach have many tourists staying on the beach and out of the water. [KSBY] At about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a surfer reported seeing an approximately 12-foot shark in the ocean about... (Continue reading)

Prowling bear killed and identified

Written on 30 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The black bear that has been pillaging chicken coops in a San Luis Obispo neighborhood near San Luis Obispo High School for the last week is dead. [Tribune] A federal trapper killed the bear during a late night stake out... (Continue reading)

Feds approve coastal fireworks

Written on 30 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Federal regulators on Tuesday gave the green light to July Fourth fireworks shows along the San Luis Obispo, Monterey and Santa Cruz county coasts. Activists have argued that explosions from popular annual pyrotechnics shows along the coast disturb marine life,... (Continue reading)

Black bear: Shoot to kill

Written on 29 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Department of Fish and Game officials have decided that a black bear, the subject of repeated sightings around San Luis Drive, needs to be caught and euthanized. [KSBY] A resident on Andrews Street, who claims the bear has been a... (Continue reading)

Black bear raids third San Luis Obispo chicken coop

Written on 28 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A black bear with a history of eating backyard chickens in San Luis Obispo is facing the threat of euthanasia. [KCOY] On Sunday, during the bear’s fourth trip to SLO in less than two weeks, it broke into another chicken... (Continue reading)

COLAB sues over wildlife guidelines

Written on 20 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A group of business owners is suing Ventura County over an environmental policy passed by the Board of Supervisors in April. The policy, adopted to protect plants and animals, requires land owners to produce environmental impact reports when “important” species... (Continue reading)

Third bear sighting this week in SLO

Written on 17 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

For the third day in a row, a black bear was spotted in San Luis Obispo foraging for food. [KSBY] Friday morning, a neighbor and someone delivering papers saw a black bear in a neighborhood located on the north side... (Continue reading)