The possibility of causing harm to the endangered red-legged frog has caused the city of Morro Bay to halt breaking ground on its new sewer plant, and construction could now be delayed for a period of at least months. Read More …
To combat the piling up of poop in and around a downtown creek, the city of San Luis Obispo has decided to lure pigeons into going on birth control. Read More …
A horse trailer overturned on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach Sunday morning, requiring firefighters to extricate two large animals. Read More …
A San Luis Obispo woman was surprised, but not worried, to see several officers approaching her Santa Rosa Street apartment; she had broken no laws. Within minutes, an officer following up on a tip of a possible burglary, shot and critically wounded her dog. Read More …
Cuesta College is warning students and staff about a mountain lion that was spotted walking near the edge of the college campus on two different evenings this week, according to the college’s police department. Read More …
Multiple reports have recently surfaced of dogs dying after eating death cap mushrooms in San Luis Obispo County, and a local dog rescue is warning pet owners about the trend. Read More …
The outbreak of a potentially fatal bacterial infection is causing some sea lions to curl up in a fetal position on California beaches, including on the Central Coast.
Recently, there has been a surge in cases of California sea lions contracting leptospirosis, a bacterial infection that affects the kidneys and can be lethal Read More …
State investigators are looking for the person who illegally shot and wounded several California Gulls with metal darts over the last month at the Oceano Dunes, according to Pacific Wildlife Care. Read More …
A dead humpback whale washed ashore on the beach at the Oceano Dunes Monday afternoon.
State parks officials say the humpback that washed ashore was a young whale. It is unclear what caused the whale’s death. Read More …
A mountain lion was found dead alongside Highway 1 in Cambria on Thursday after it was apparently struck by a vehicle.
Shortly before 8 a.m., a passerby reported seeing the dead mountain lion. California Department of Fish and Wildlife personnel then retrieved the carcass. Read More …