The Presidio, in the middle of a big city, is in a unique position. They can't move coyotes out of the park because that's against the law and new ones would move right in.

http://abc7news.com/2169641/

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) biologists have captured and fitted a tracking collar to a female gray wolf in Lassen County, and confirmed that the wolf and her mate have produced at least three pups this year.

https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2017/07/05/cdfw-confirms-presence-of-wolf-pack-in-lassen-county-collars-adult-wolf/

Get ready to see Mother Nature at her most absurd and least majestic: The annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is back for the third year running.

They’ve just announced the doors are open for budding entrants.

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/this-year-s-comedy-wildlife-photography-awards-are-looking-hilarious-already/

Second crossing is where we would camp out for 2½ days to count sheep for the 47th year of the Anza-Borrego Bighorn Sheep Count, which attracted counters from as far as Arizona and Oregon and from as near as San Diego and Los Angeles.

https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/07/09/volunteers-brave-extremes-to-count-bighorn-sheep-in-the-desert/

Kessler has spent up to six hours a day the past decade watching and photographing coyotes in the city’s parks, where the species is so entrenched that people in many neighborhoods refer to them by name.

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article161489933.html

A California sea lion suffering from a devastating entanglement evaded marine mammal rescuers yesterday in Bodega Bay, CA. Trained responders who are part of the Special Rescue Operations team at The Marine Mammal Center made a third rescue attempt on the animal, nicknamed B-Dock, near Spud Point. The sea lion has a monofilament line wrapped around his neck, cutting into his blubber. As he grows, the line will continue to tighten, potentially causing life-threatening problems for the animal.

http://californiadiver.com/entangled-california-sea-lion-evades-marine-mammal-rescuers-for-the-third-time-in-bodega-bay/

Every day, humans pick up on idiosyncrasies such as slow drawls, high-pitched squeaks, or hints of accents to put names to voices from afar. This ability may not be as unique as once thought, researchers report. They find that unlike all other non-human mammals, northern elephant seal males consider the spacing and timing of vocal pulses in addition to vocal tones when identifying the calls of their rivals.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170720142239.htm

The bison of Catalina Island are smaller than those on the mainland. It's not because of a genetic difference, they just don't get the right nutrients at the right time, according to Julie King, director of conservation and wildlife management at the Catalina Island Conservancy.

https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/catalina-island-bison/3932894.html