Federal wildlife authorities on Tuesday said that a review of genetic tests has led them to conclude that the coastal California gnatcatcher is a valid subspecies and therefore worthy of protections ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO — The San Diego County Board of ...

A baby gnat- catcher was rescued at the Conservancy this week. Three hatchling Florida snapping turtles and a blue gray gnatcatcher nestling were among the 113 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife ...

For two decades, a small gray songbird has made the difference between development and conservation in some of the most coveted coastal land in California. A federal decision last week to leave the ...

Southern California developers are petitioning federal authorities to kick the California gnatcatcher off the list of threatened species, where it’s been since 1993. They’re backed by a scientific ...

Federal officials have turned away a bid to take the California gnatcatcher off the endangered species list. The California Building Industry Association and others asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Famous relatives can overshadow the lives of the more obscure, and what’s true for people is true for gnatcatchers – small, flitting songbirds that, true to their name, catch gnats and other flying ...

MURRIETA — Two tiny birds have dealt a blow to city and schoolofficials who would like to see traffic signals installed at theintersection of Clinton Keith Road and Interstate 215. It’s breeding ...

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has reaffirmed the endangered status of the coastal California gnatcatcher, a bird whose habitat has prevented development on thousands of acres in Southern California ...