Nearly 300 birds, fish, mammals and other critters have federal protection in the Golden State.

With each passing year, species across the United States face an uncertain future. As habitats continue to be destroyed, climate change destabilizes weather patterns, and invasive species take over ...

A sea otter rests in a kelp bed in the Morro Bay Harbor near Morro Rock. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that southern sea otters remain a threatened species. Laura Dickinson ...