One blaze forced people to flee cabins in the Los Padres National Forest and briefly stranded some 90 children and 50 counselors near a lake.
Wildlife
Charging bison wounds Juneau man at national park in North Dakota
Before losing consciousness, 65-year-old Michael Turk remembers taking photos of a bison, the animal turning toward him and charging.
Fish & Game: Black bear appeared predatory in fatal Pogo Mine attack
The June 19 attack is only the fourth such report of such behavior among 208 bear attacks reported between 1980 and 2014, according to a Fish and Game expert.
Norton Sound beluga whale population is ‘abundant,’ new survey suggests
A recent aerial survey of the eastern Bering Sea suggests the Norton Sound beluga whale population is abundant in number.
GoPro-stealing eagle is action-camera company’s video of the day
GoPro’s video of the day features Juneau bald eagle stealing camera in 2015.
Kodiak Island seabird populations having a bad year
Terns are having a difficult year, said Robin Corcoran, a bird biologist for Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. Some of the terns have been noncommittal and aren’t nesting yet, she said. When they do breed, she said crows, red foxes, magpies and brown bears are some of the predators that snack on their eggs.