A sick California sea lion with possible domoic acid poisoning is rescued in Santa Barbara, Calif. David Swanson/AFP/Getty "These animals are reacting to the fact that they are sick," Warner said.

"They may be abnormally aggressive." A sick California sea lion with possible domoic acid poisoning lays on a beach wall in Santa Barbara, California, on March 25, 2025.

There is nothing quite like a California road trip. With destinations like Monterey, the Sierra Nevada range, San Francisco, ...

The zoo has rescued 30 mountain lions, as well as other creatures, thanks to Glowfari funds. It’s not just a priority for the zoo; it’s important to its visitors, too, Dehejia says.

Lompoc winemaker Eric Wilson is on a first-name basis with two of the Santa Barbara Zoo ’s most famous felines. “The lions, Ralph and Felicia, are always the first stop for us,” said Wilson, whose ...

OAKLAND, Calif. — Hazel and Holly are two mountain lion cubs that were rescued at separate times in the Santa Cruz Mountains following storms at the beginning of 2023. At the beginning of March ...

Their public announcement came on April 23, shortly after "The Conservation Game" premiered in Santa Barbara on April 6. Hanna's family shared news of his dementia diagnosis on April 7.

The Hanna family issued a public statement on April 7, a day after "The Conservation Game" debuted at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, that doctors had diagnosed Hanna with dementia.

The Santa Barbara oil spill was an important impetus for the first Earth Day and a series of bedrock environmental laws that followed in the early 1970s. None of these subsequent regulatory ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — John Ball Zoo announced Wednesday that Docha, a 16-year-old male lion who has lived at the zoo since 2007, was euthanized because of “progressive neurological issues” as ...

Visit the Santa Barbara Zoo online for more information. Courtesy of Unsplash/ Lance Anderson San Diego Zoo Drive down south to Balboa Park to visit the world-famous San Diego Zoo.

The Santa Barbara Zoo’s new African lion cub, Pauline, was born Nov. 5, 2020, six months after her mother and father arrived at the zoo. Santa Barbara Zoo ...