Radio Wilderness

06/24/2026

https://www.countynewscenter.com/mexican-fruit-fly-quarantine-expanded-in-san-diego-county/

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has expanded a Mexican fruit fly quarantine in San Diego County after the pest was detected during routine inspections in El Cajon and Spring Valley.

06/24/2026

06/24/2026

https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/bb4bbwy4q5fs/

United States faces wildfire wildlife clash as Los Angeles County considers fireworks ban in Marina del Rey coastal travel and tourism hotspot.

06/24/2026

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/klamath-river-parasite-invasion-fish-deaths-california-b3001497.html

One expert said that it is ‘unusual’ that reactions to the parasite by fish have been so ‘severe’

06/24/2026

https://www.edhat.com/beyond-local/news/californias-beloved-pismo-clams-face-a-familiar-threat-as-populations-improve/

While Pismo clam populations are gradually improving along California's coast, illegal harvesting could threaten their recovery.

06/24/2026

https://www.autonocion.com/us/california-fox-solar-farm/

Build a solar farm big enough and somebody will accuse you of paving paradise. It is one of the more durable knocks on utility-scale solar: thousands of acres

06/24/2026

https://www.aol.com/articles/study-finds-vanishing-california-dunes-185219365.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJsLBTlAdtuEoup5uzTci5PLsnDJeRS6y26ETVsfNXm_rXAwNE8viB3SgfTDl_OWlX1DTYjtZHbQwBGqFA2prKCY2SZNueiM8IUm4pg91Kfxk2YBZMv7NMzRClC-dcZv2a8MbmZZr989_TjGtHVXcfzXWQKBW3oY_SZREUxHPV-J

Fewer dunes mean weaker storm protection and habitat loss, raising risks for California’s coast as seas rise.

06/24/2026

https://www.ecoportal.net/en/an-80-foot-whale-named-bubbles-surfaced/24781/

An 80-foot blue whale named Bubbles appeared off Dana Point before the season even started. Here's what her early arrival tells us about the ocean.

06/23/2026

https://ktla.com/news/california/rare-s***m-whale-spotted-off-dana-point/

Guests on a whale watching tour off Dana Point on Sunday were treated to an exceptionally rare sight after a s***m whale surfaced offshore. The sighting happened during a search for what was origin…

06/23/2026

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-filed-to-save-sunflower-sea-star-from-extinction-2026-06-22/

Center for Biological Diversity: Federal Government Has Failed to Protect Species, Despite 90% Decline