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California is putting up to $3 million in federal funding toward protecting threatened and endangered animals, with grants now open for research and recovery projects. The program requires just 25% matching funds and gives conservationists three years to make a difference.
California's ocean waters are thriving again after one of the worst fishing disasters in history nearly wiped out entire species. Over 90 groundfish stocks have bounced back through smart regulations that gave marine life the space to recover.
A young mountain lion found hurt on a Los Angeles County road is now thriving in a Northern California wildlife center, where she'll learn survival skills alongside another rescued cub before returning to the wild. Wildlife officials spent over a week trying to reunite her with her mother before choosing rehabilitation as the safest path forward.
Once hunted to fewer than 100 seals in 1892, elephant seals have bounced back to 250,000 strong and now crowd California beaches each winter. At Año Nuevo State Park, visitors watch 10,000 of these massive animals fight, mate, and nurse 75-pound pups in one of nature's greatest comeback stories.