Some Santa Maria residents had a surprise visitor Wednesday night. A bear was spotted wandering through various streets around 8:00 p.m., and was eventually cornered on the 800 block of Cypress Street. Shortly after 11:00 p.m. Wednesday night, Department of Fish and Game officers tranquilized the 200-pound bear in a backyard, and returned it […]
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Here he is, all fur and bones, found on the Giorgi ranch, starving. He is a true love. He is the largest wolf hybrid i have ever seen! BILL MCMORRIS, NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER April 7, 2009 12:00 AM Two mountain lion cubs captured in a Solvang neighborhood on April 3 were delivered safe and sound to the Fund for Animal Wildlife Center in Ramona two days later, the News-Press has learned. The cats had been spotted at various locations, including a golf […] April 14, 2009 7:01 AM The News-Press headline on April 6 said it all: “Where are the cats? Animal expert fears the worst for pair of mountain lion cubs.” It sums up how there is something wrong with the way the state handles wildlife in need of care. Californians can’t trust the state Department […] Jim O’Dell, Buellton April 12, 2009 12:00 AM The heart-rending story of two displaced mountain lion cubs demonstrates that Fish and Game is not the only government department lacking facility. California needs to revise the protocol for handling wildlife to engage private enterprise, such as Animal Rescue Team Inc., embracing a growing […] April 17, 2009 The state’s Natural Resources Agency and other officials need to investigate the California Department of Fish and Game’s operations on the Central Coast. Doesn’t it seem as if the first option for some of these “wildlife officials” is to kill large mammals? Sometimes there also can appear to be indifference […] Robert Fermin, Santa Ynez April 16, 2009 I want to thank Julia Di Sieno for her persistent and relentless search for the two orphaned and hungry mountain lion cubs in the Solvang area the night and days of April 2 and 3. Ms. Di Sieno and all those who care for her […] May 15, 2009 12:00 AM The founder of Animal Rescue Team Inc. said Thursday she might be forced to leave her Santa Ynez location because the property owner is apparently being forced to sell. Julia Di Sieno said in an e-mail that she has been informed the property may go for $850,000 to $1 […] May 13, 2009 8:33 AM SANTA BARBARA — Ellen DeGeneres opened her syndicated talk show on Tuesday with a nod to victims of the Jesusita Fire. “I really want to send a shout out to everybody who has been affected by the wildfire in Santa Barbara,” said Ms. DeGeneres. She also put out a call […] |
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