The park's 150,000 acres span lush Mediterranean and coastal marine ecosystems, providing habitat to more than 1,000 different plant and 500 animal species ... Places and Stories Within Nature: Santa ...

L.A. Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said the fire started in the 1100 block of North Piedra Miranda Drive near Fire Station 23 ...

but the animals here are doing their part.” People should pitch in, too, by minimizing challenges, she said. Panthers stalking the Santa Monica Mountains are imperiled by inbreeding because of ...