The mammals were spotted at Carrizo Plain National ... and wetland communities in the San Joaquin Valley and adjacent habitat,” the nonprofit said. Now, however, they’ve resorted to “living ...

Even with its big, conspicuous ears and relatively long legs, the slender-built San Joaquin kit fox is the smallest member of the dog family in North America. Historically, this kit fox was widely ...

State officials are weighing listing the tiny birds as an endangered species, a decision that could have big implications for the farming and renewable energy-focused county.

where they feed on roots of shrubs and prey on larvae of other burrowing insects. Adults are close in size to a small hummingbird, with a 1.5-inch body and long proboscis, or tongue. Despite their ...

State wildlife officials are asking for the public's thoughts on whether to list the western burrowing owl as a threatened or endangered species ... Valley and parts of the Central Valley." While ...

The San Joaquin kit fox was listed as endangered in 1967, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo from Heather Bell / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The species averages 20 inches ...