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Pets & Animals

Community Meeting to Discuss Shooting of Thacher Bear

by Suza Francina August 19, 2011

The Ojai Wildlife League invites the community to attend a meeting with representatives from the Department of Fish and Game on Thursday, August 25, at 7 p.m., at Theater 150, located at 316 E. Matilija Street, in Ojai.

Attending will be Lt. Mike Stefanak, the warden supervisor for the Ojai area,…

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We need confirmation of the bear cub’s size. Please take a photo if you see it.

by Suza Francina August 11, 2011 
Update from Andrew Hughan

Here is the DFG policy on bears in general. Scroll all the way to the bottom
where it talks about the time deadlines for bear cubs. I have spoken to our
senior biologist and he explained the August 1 guidelines and he is confidant
the cub can…
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Fish and Game Update on Thacher bear shooting

by Suza Francina August 11, 2011

Note: This article is-in-progress and will be updated.

Here is a copy of our most recent Fish & Game Update. Please note that this report is not the whole story and that the Ojai Wildlife League questions the rational for issuing a depredation permit.

We are in the process of setting a date…

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Portraits as Portals: An Invitation

by Myrna Cambianica August 10, 2011

Come join the members of the Ojai Photography Club on Tuesday, August 16, when Sally Carless will present her short film, “Portraits as Portals: An Invitation.”

Photograph by Sally Carless

Photograph by Sally Carless

According to Carless, her “presentation is “a multi-sensory experience designed as a chance to reflect and go inward, step out of linear…

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Are bears searching for food in your neighborhood?

by Suza Francina August 9, 2011

Guest editorial by Sue Williamson, founding member, Ojai Wildlife League

Note: This was written prior to the bear shooting incident on Thacher Road, in the east-end of the Ojai Valley.

The Ojai Wildlife League has recently received numerous calls concerning bears getting into gardens, garbage and chicken coops. Thankfully, most people do…

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Mother bear shot and wounded on Thacher Road

by Suza Francina August 8, 2011

Tuesday morning, 8/9, update. Julia Di Sieno of Animal Rescue Team Inc., has also contacted the California Department of Fish and Game.  An update will be posted as soon as we learn more about what actually happened.   http://www.animalrescueteam.net/

Monday evening, 8/8 update  from Sue Williamson:
I have…

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Second Request for Permit Review of New Lake Casitas Fence

by Suza Francina July 31, 2011

Guest editorial by Sholom Joshua, Suza Francina and Sue Williamson, Ojai Wildlife League

The Ojai Wildlife League has submitted a Second Request for a Permit Review to the Bureau of Reclamation, the agency responsible for approving the new chain-link fence along Santa Ana Road. This letter was sent via certified mail…

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More Bear – Reader Photo (Updated)

by Tyler Suchman July 30, 2011

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Thanks to reader Dick Albright, who sent in a photo and this note: “Not the same bear but I shot him (photo) before he had a chance to “scat”. He (she) had a couple of cubs the night (0100) before down Seymour Cyn. He was 20 feet away coming out…

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The Return of the Bear

by Tyler Suchman July 28, 2011

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Last week, Ali Sun and I saw large bear scat on Rugby Road, a path that separates Thacher Rd and Hendrickson Rd. We broke it open and it looked like a baked guacamole pie. I wish I had video of it – it was incredible! The next night we had…

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Rat poison deadly for all wildlife

by Suza Francina July 15, 2011

“The poison spreads quickly across the food web — up to the top predator, mountain lions.”  —Julia J. Di Sieno, Animal Rescue Team, Inc. 
 

Like other nature lovers, I rejoiced when I read the June 29 Ojai Valley News article by Sally Rice about…

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