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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. San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    Within the sanctuary, water from the creek percolates through a system of ponds, constructed in 1997 and ringed with bulrushes; the ponds are periodically drained and re-seeded, and the surrounding land is covered with native plants. [2] A small hill at one edge of the site serves as an arboretum for non-native trees, planted for Earth Day in ...

  4. List of marine protected areas of California - Wikipedia

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    There are 34 Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) off the coast of California. These are marine areas that "support an unusual variety of aquatic life, and often host unique individual species" that are monitored for water quality by the California State Water Resources Control Board .

  5. Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park - Wikipedia

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    Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park is a major regional park in the San Joaquin Hills of Orange County, California in the United States.Comprising 4,500 acres (1,800 ha) of rugged coastal canyons, open grassland, and riparian woodland, the park borders the suburban cities of Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills and Laguna Niguel and lies within a portion of the ancestral ...

  6. List of mammals of California - Wikipedia

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    California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae. Thirty species of squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots occur in California. Subfamily Sciurinae (tree squirrels and flying squirrels) Humboldt's flying squirrel, Glaucomys oregonensis. San Bernardino flying squirrel, G. o. californicus (CDFW special concern; endemic)

  7. Marine coastal ecosystem - Wikipedia

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    A marine coastal ecosystem is a marine ecosystem which occurs where the land meets the ocean. Worldwide there is about 620,000 kilometres (390,000 mi) of coastline. Coastal habitats extend to the margins of the continental shelves, occupying about 7 percent of the ocean surface area.

  8. Spiders, fish and oysters saved: These pet rescuers are ... - AOL

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    Krissy Simmel evacuated the LA fire zone but returned for the animals. She had been forced to evacuate her home in the area six days earlier. Now she was back for the animals.

  9. Ecology of California - Wikipedia

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    The coast of California north of San Francisco contains the Northern California coastal forests (as defined by the WWF) and the southern section of the Coast Range ecoregion (as defined by the EPA). This ecoregion is dominated by redwood forest , containing the tallest and some of the oldest trees in the world.