Articles for Big Bear Valley

Eagle Seems To Be Trying To Convince Mate 'It's Time To Let Go' Of Nonviable Eggs
8 months, 1 week ago

Eagle Seems To Be Trying To Convince Mate 'It's Time To Let Go' Of Nonviable Eggs

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Two bald eagles whose Southern California nest has been the focus of a widely watched livestream now seem to be coping with the reality that their eggs are apparently nonviable. Friends of Big Bear Valley via AP Last month it became apparent that the eggs would almost certainly not hatch after all, though the pair continued to …

Shadow Jackie Eggs Steers Big Bear Valley Friends Of Big Bear Valley
‘Round them up and castrate the boys’; California conservationists take aim at wild burros
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Round them up and castrate the boys’; California conservationists take aim at wild burros

LA Times  

On trash day, they pillage residential garbage bins with the nonchalance of cruise ship passengers at a buffet. “I believe authorities should round them up and castrate the boys,” said Julie Moreau, founder of Grateful Heart Animal Sanctuary in eastern Big Bear Valley. In Big Bear Valley, burros pose the greatest threat to such rare and endangered species as Big …

Animals Species Wild Round Big Bear Valley
Drought, wildfire and commerce prompt massive forest thinning plan for Big Bear Lake
2 years, 6 months ago

Drought, wildfire and commerce prompt massive forest thinning plan for Big Bear Lake

LA Times  

For decades, thousands of acres of undeveloped public forest on the northern side of Big Bear Lake have been regarded as the cherished “wild side” of the mountain resort, just a two-hour drive from Los Angeles. A U.S. Forest Service plan calls for removing tens of thousands of trees from 13,000 acres on the north side of Big Bear Valley …

Spirit Drought Wildfire Service Trees Los Angeles Plan
Big Bear’s star 3-month-old bald eagle leaves nest for first time
2 years, 6 months ago

Big Bear’s star 3-month-old bald eagle leaves nest for first time

LA Times  

Spirit, a 3-month-old eaglet, prepares to fly out of the nest for the first time Tuesday near Big Bear Lake. “Spirit has left the nest,” the Friends of Big Bear Valley, which operates a livestream of the aerie above Big Bear Lake, announced on Facebook. “We have heard many vocals from all 3 eagles nearby, they are likely hanging out …

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