Animals

Salmon are coming back to the bay

There is great news for fishermen and salmon lovers. This year’s projected salmon count in watersheds around the bay is higher than it has been...

City council asking for a voluntary ban on controversial rodenticides

Last month, the Richmond City Council joined Berkeley and San Francisco in asking local businesses to stop selling certain rat and mouse pesticides that are...

Dangerous levels of DDT pollution in the Richmond Harbor

The Lauritzen Channel has more DDT in it than before the 1996 cleanup, and some fish are turning up with DDT levels in their tissues...

Richmond comes in third in the state during the annual bird count

On a February weekend, Nick Despota and Nel Benningshof left their house in Richmond two to three times a day, sometimes at dawn, sometimes at...

What’s the buzz? Urban beekeeping comes to Richmond

Just over a year ago, an oasis blossomed in a rundown Richmond neighborhood off of Highway 580. Cars speed by on the busy freeway overhead...

East Bay SPCA offers free and low cost spaying and neutering for World Spay Day

The East Bay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, SPCA, is hosting a spaying and neutering marathon on Saturday, February 28th, at both...

Statewide legislation to ban roadside animal sales

It’s common for vendors to sell animals on the roadside or at weekend flea markets in Richmond, but that may change next month. Gov. Jerry...

Before you buy, adopt: Give a Richmond pet a home for the holidays

With the holidays coming up, it’s time to start planning something special for family members, spouses and friends. But a gift for your loved one...