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California laws relating to fully protected species were among the first attempts in the nation to give protection to wildlife in risk of extinction, predating even the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). In the decades that followed, new laws were enacted that were more flexible to the needs of growing communities and the modern world.
The good news for the milkvetch plant is that they usually need wildfire to sprout — meaning dormant seeds now have a massive new habitat for a new crop of the rare shrub.
An Australian seaman visiting Santa Barbara in 1876 presented a seedling of an Australian Moreton Bay fig tree to a local girl who planted it at 201 State Street. After the girl moved away a year later, her girlfriend, Adeline Crabb, transplanted the tree to the corner of Montecito and Chapala streets, just a few blocks from the ocean, on land ...
Invasive species in California, the introduced species of fauna−animals and flora−plants that are established and have naturalized within California. Native plants and animals can become threatened endangered species from the spread of invasive species in natural habitats and/or developed areas (e.g. agriculture, transport, settlement).
California Department of Fish and Game (2007). "Existing Marine Protected Areas in California". Archived from the original on 2007-10-18 "Landmark "Central Coast" Marine Protected Areas will be in Effect Sept. 21" (Press release). California Department of Fish and Game. 2007-08-31
The 22 Best Deer-Resistant Shrubs to Plant ... USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8. How ... overpopulation and competition with other browsing animals, such as rabbits. “Deer can travel a mile or two ...
The forests of Northern California are home to many animals, for instance the American black bear.There are between 25,000 and 35,000 black bears in the state. [6]The forests in northern parts of California have an abundant fauna, which includes for instance the black-tailed deer, black bear, gray fox, North American cougar, bobcat, and Roosevelt elk.
Chorizanthe howellii, a flowering plant in the buckwheat family found only near Fort Bragg; Cuscuta pacifica var. papillata, a parasitic plant found only in the salt marshes of Mendocino county