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Category Archives: Animals/Pets
Rogue Coyote Killing Cats in Castellammare
A Castellammare resident wrote that there has been a coyote “living in the neighborhood for a while. It has killed at least six cats.” The resident wrote that she thought her cat was behind an impermeable fence on her “catio.” … Continue reading
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Ballona Cleared: Damage Could be Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
The RVs were mostly gone from the strip of land along Jefferson Boulevard in Playa del Rey that borders the Ballona Wetlands. This is an environmentally sensitive area that serves as a migratory bird stop for the millions of birds … Continue reading
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Councilwoman Park Stops the Degradation of the Wetlands
Councilwoman Traci Park has helped clear at least 1,000 feet of RVs at the environmentally sensitive Ballona Wetlands along Jefferson Boulevard in Playa del Rey. “The large-scale RV encampment at our protected Ballona Wetlands has been symbolic of the city’s … Continue reading
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Pinniped Patrol Volunteers Sought
Sea lions and dolphins are stranding and dying on the beaches of Southern California because of domoic acid, which causes seizures, brain damage and sometimes death. Volunteers are needed to help spot strandings, let beachgoers know what is happening, … Continue reading
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Pet Dog Killed by Coyotes in Highlands
When a Highlands resident let out their dog in their fenced yard in the morning on June 16, it was just like every other morning. And then it wasn’t. The residents 13-year-old medium-sized canine was brutally attacked by two … Continue reading
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Wildlife District Ordinance District, First Proposed in 2014, Goes to PLUM
Circling the News received several emails from people warning about the proposed L.A. City Wildlife District Ordinance and the need to warn the community. One wrote “The Wildlife Ordinance is 100 time worse than Measure ULA. It will decimate property … Continue reading
Memorial Day Weekend Update: In and around Pacific Palisades
Memorial Day Service: More than 300 Boy Scouts placed 90,000 flags at grave sites of the West L.A. VA . One Vet said, “There was one flag at each grave. It was very cool.” At a ceremony this morning, L.A. … Continue reading
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Troop 1305 Works for Bronze Award by Helping Shelter Animals
Girl Scout members Maggie Denham and Caroline Schinto wrote a press release about their efforts to help animals. This is the troop’s bronze award fundraiser for Paws for Life K9 Rescue. (Editor’s note: CTN was impressed with the press release … Continue reading
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Ravetch Records New Animal Behavior in the Arctic through Cinematography
Photos: ADAM RAVETCH A San Fernando boy, Adam Ravetch first discovered the joys of being underwater, by putting his parents’ lawn chairs in the swimming pool, and then diving “deep” to explore the “shipwrecks.” Last year, his three-decade career of … Continue reading
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LETTER: Ballona Wetlands Still under Destruction
(Editor’s note: regarding the systematic destruction of the Ballona Wetlands, and the three-part story CTN ran about the City unwilling to tell people who are illegally camped to move for fear of a lawsuit, CTN received a letter and a … Continue reading
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