endangered species

A federal appeals court has thrown out a judge’s order requiring San Luis Obispo County to send more water from Lopez Lake into the Arroyo Grande Creek. Meanwhile, some environmentalists say the order for additional water would protect the endangered Steelhead Trout.

The Charles Paddock Zoo welcomed a 13-year-old fossa as part of a conservation effort.

A tiny species of clam never before seen alive has been discovered on a Central Coast beach. Using fossil records, local researchers identified the species and published a paper on their discovery, but questions remain about where it’s been hiding all these years.

In today's KCBX News Update: A group of academics and experts sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom urging him to stop the closure of Diablo Canyon, and a Central Coast snail species has reached an important milestone.

In today's KCBX News Update: A group of academics and experts sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom urging him to stop the closure of Diablo Canyon, and a Central Coast snail species has reached an important milestone.

Pacific humpback whales are the subject of a lawsuit filed this week, claiming the endangered species is not being protected from entanglements caused by fishing gear off the West Coast.

Pacific humpback whales are the subject of a lawsuit filed this week, claiming the endangered species is not being protected from entanglements caused by fishing gear off the West Coast.

Two congress members from the Central Coast and a senator from Oregon are calling for endangered species protections for the monarch butterfly. Western…

A 5-and-a-half month old California condor chick has taken flight in Pinnacles National Park. This endangered condor chick is the first to be successfully…

Nesting season for the endangered western snowy plover officially starts on March 1, which means portions of some Central Coast beaches will be closed for…