Wildlife

The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito is sounding an alarm over the number and frequency of wildlife disturbances along the Northern and Central California coast. Meteorologist Vianey Arana reports.

Firefighters in Contra Costa County said wildfire season is officially underway after crews battled the biggest fire seen this spring in the East Bay.

Firefighters in Contra Costa County said wildfire season is officially underway after crews battled the biggest fire seen this spring in the East Bay. Jodi Hernandez reports.

National climate reporter Chase Cain and a team of scientists from the California Ocean Alliance traveled to Antarctica to track the growing impacts of coal, oil, and gas pollution on whales. The giant mammals help phytoplankton produce half of the oxygen human’s breathe but that job is threatened by Earth’s rising temperatures.

The Schmidt Ocean Institute recorded the colossal squid last month in the South Atlantic Ocean at a depth of nearly 2,000 feet below sea level.

NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura got an up-close look at some new firefighting technology that dozens of families built right onto their houses.

NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura got an up-close look at some new firefighting technology that dozens of families built right onto their houses.

The gym intrusion occurred on April 8 at a YMCA in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.

A shark attack alert system informs the public when there has been a nearby unprovoked shark attack, similar to the Amber alert system for abducted children.

Three deer were rescued after falling through thin ice by a drone, which captured the scene in Wisconsin’s Green Lake on video.

An obscure regulatory rule change two decades ago allowed utilities to keep up unused, potentially hazardous electrical systems — like the one now being investigated as sparking the Eaton fire.

An obscure regulatory rule change two decades ago allowed utilities to keep up unused, potentially hazardous electrical systems — like the one now being investigated as sparking the Eaton fire.

A California boat captain captured video of the huge group off the coast of Monterey Bay.

The dolphin species were found beached on Australia’s island state of Tasmania Tuesday afternoon.

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States dropped dramatically this year even as federal officials move to extend protections for the beloved pollinator.

As out-of-state emergency responders return home after lending a helping hand in battling the Eaton and Palisades Fires in Los Angeles County, one neighboring firefighter is returning home with the new excitement of expecting triplets.

A man whose home was destroyed in the Palisades Fire had a tearful reunion with his beloved dog after it ran away amid evacuation orders.

Bird strikes are most likely to occur during takeoff or landing — or during low-altitude flights. Here’s what else to know about the airborne phenomenon.

Some East Bay ground squirrels have given up eating only seeds and plants and now are choosing to hunt and eat other rodents.

Some East Bay ground squirrels have given up on only eating seeds and plants and now are choosing to hunt and eat other rodents. Thom Jensen reports.