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  2. Fauna of California - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. List of mammals of California - Wikipedia

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    "Complete List of Amphibian, Reptile, Bird and Mammal Species in California" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-06 This is the primary source for most species on this list. California Department of Fish and Game. "Mammal Species of Special Concern"

  4. Juniperus californica - Wikipedia

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    J. californica provides food and shelter for a variety of native species, such as turkeys, deer, and many others. However, as the species matures, it becomes too tall to provide adequate food and shelter for deer and other ground animals of similar size. [12] is a larval host for the native moth sequoia sphinx (Sphinx sequoiae).

  5. Desert tortoise - Wikipedia

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    With an estimated 200,000 captive desert tortoises in California, their escape or release into the wild is a real threat to uninfected wild populations of tortoises. Projections from this study suggest that about 4400 tortoises could escape from captivity in a given year, and with an 82% exposure rate to URTD, the wild population may be at ...

  6. List of birds of California - Wikipedia

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    The California quail is the official state bird of California. This list of birds of California is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of California as determined by the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC). [1] Additional accidental and hypothetical species have been added from different sources.

  7. Lichanura orcutti - Wikipedia

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    Lichanura orcutti, also known as the rosy boa, the coastal rosy boa, or the northern three-lined boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae.This species is found North of the US–Mexico border within San Diego County in California and along the coastal Peninsular Ranges, northward into the Mojave Desert and eastward in the Sonoran Desert of California and Arizona.

  8. Sonoran Desert - Wikipedia

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    The California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera) is found in the Colorado Desert section of the Sonoran Desert, the only native palm in California, among many other introduced Arecaceae genera and species. It is found at spring-fed oases, such as in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, Joshua Tree National Park, and the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ...

  9. Ecology of the Sierra Nevada - Wikipedia

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    Animals that may be found in this zone include the dark-eyed junco, mountain chickadee, western gray squirrel, mule deer, and American black bear. [4] The endangered Yosemite toad is found in montane forests of the central Sierra Nevada, at elevations of 4,790 to 11,910 feet (1,460 to 3,630 m). [8]