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January 17, 2012
Marbel A. Para Popped for Poaching 42 Spiny Lobsters from Marine Sanctuary
A Riverside County man was cited Sunday for allegedly poaching 47 California spiny lobsters from Laguna Beach waters within Southern California's new marine sanctuary zone that went into effect Jan. 1.State Department of Fish and Game warden popped Marbel A. Para, 30, of Romoland, off Heisler Pa ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
[VIDEO of Sea Lion Lunch:] Gray Whales Provide Killer Poses for Dana Point Excursions
UPDATE, JAN. 4, 4:54 P.M.: Earlier this afternoon we shared Dana Wharf Sportsfishing video of a gray whale family frolicking in waters off the Orange Coast (see original post after the jump).But now for something completely different: video of whales killing a sea lion in front of a catamaran sai ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Ringling Bros. Pays $270k Fine Over Animal Care--and Disagrees with PETA About It
Photo by Keith May/OC WeeklyWe explored in August the Rashomon reactions of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to an adult elephant hitting the ground while being loaded into a boxcar in Anaheim, with PETA claiming a sick Sarah collapsed ... More >>
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November 22, 2011
Santa Ana Sucker, Little Fish at Center of Water Agencies' Suit Against Feds, Gets a Legal Assist
Inland water agencies may say they want to work with government regulators on a Santa Ana River habitat for a tiny fish known as the Santa Ana Sucker, but as long as the H2O providers press their lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, four conservation groups will press back. The Si ... More >>
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October 25, 2011
Pacific Blue Whale Gets Up Close and Personal with Viewing Boat Off Dana Point
Passengers, a videographer and even the skipper are still shaking their heads over an unusually close encounter with a Pacific blue whale from a viewing boat in the fleet of Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari Friday afternoon off Dana Point."Dude, that was a miracle," a woman can be heard sa ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
$10 Million Anonymously Donated to UC Irvine
While its student body works toward wrapping up another fulfilling school year at UC Irvine, the university administration received one heck of an anonymous end-of-the-year gift: $10 million. That's one way to say thanks for the memories.The gift was received from an anonymous donor. The universi ... More >>
Film
June 16, 2011
Waddle, Waddle, Mug, Repeat
Jim Carrey and his tuxedoed friends on a grim march to nowhere in 'Mr. Popper's Penguins'
Blogs
June 13, 2011
They Call Him Flipper, Killer ... Or, a Dolphin Gang Attack with a Porpoise
One of the street gangs in West Side Story was the Sharks, but those dancing fancy boys are pussies compared to the real-life Dolphins.Seemingly random acts of violence by bottlenose dolphins on porpoises have been reported in the Pacific Ocean off California. And recent marine mammal research co ... More >>
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April 13, 2011
Santa Ana Sucker Habitat Expansion Sucks, Lawsuit-Threatening Water Agencies Tell Feds
Sucker punchedA dozen water agencies serving nearly 3 million Southern California residents have formally warned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that it the federal agency does not want to be sued, it must rescind the recent expansion of critical habitat areas for the Santa Ana Sucker, ... More >>
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March 4, 2011
Sea Birds Under Attack in Huntington Beach
Chasen Marshall/OC WeeklyIf only they could talk ...From the way the experts explain the nature of the injuries, it certainly appears there's a formulated attack on birds, mainly seagulls, going on in and around Huntington Beach. The Wetland and Wildlife Care Center (WWCC) has tended to more ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
Daniel Moreno Guilty of Pelican Stomping
A fisherman who stomped on a California brown pelican at Newport Beach pier last March pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor Tuesday and was sentenced to three years' informal probation and 20 days in jail.
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September 6, 2010
Rossmoor War on Coyotes Ugly
So, the residents of Rossmoor, Seal Beach, Los Alamitos and East Long Beach are perturbed because coyotes are apparently attacking defenseless Fidos and Garfields with ever more frequency, and the response from officialdom is to leave the American jackals be. But close readers of this space shoul ... More >>
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July 8, 2010
OC's Mystery Mammal Heads to LA
The Orange County Mystery Mammal is coming! No, not the OC housewife with an addiction to plastic surgery. It's a sea creature, also known as Paleoparadoxia, that once foraged for food like an ancient hippo-elephant thing, off the Southern California coast before going extinct some 10 million yea ... More >>
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June 4, 2010
Beware of Bodysurfing Maneaters in the Breaks
What the freak is happening off our beautiful, sin-kissed coast?There was the giant squid invasion this past winter. There was the rare sighting of Orcas earlier this week (with a giant halibut thrown into the cioppino for good measure). And there's the constant threat by that sea monster the egg ... More >>
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March 1, 2010
Post Card from The New Yorker from Orange County
Have you ever hooked a squid on the end of a fishing line? From all accounts, they're quite the catch to battle--either dropping deep, like a dead weight, or shooting dramatically forward at the end of the line, propelled by a thick jet of black ink. The idea of having to wrestle with those disembod ... More >>
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July 30, 2009
Birds of Prey
Fullerton Arboretum
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July 9, 2009
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Honda Center
Blogs
April 27, 2009
"Risotter" and Other Roadkill Recipes
In the interests of doing my bit to save the planet by recycling, I had to share this pure bit of British bonkersness with you.It's a clip from a BBC show called "I've Never Seen Star Wars", in which comedian Marcus Brigstocke invites well-known guests to try new experiences, which they then grade.I ... More >>
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April 9, 2009
Puff Puff Passing at Coachella
I've been to one Coachella and that was in 2003. Although the motive behind the hellacious trek from Long Beach to Indio was to see the first Stooges gig in nearly three decades, I ended up witnessing something way cooler than a shirtless Iggy. Elephants. You heard me. I saw a train of circus elepha ... More >>
Columns
March 5, 2009
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
I've been to one Coachella and that was in 2003. Although the motive behind the hellacious trek from Long Beach to Indio was to see the first Stooges gig in nearly three decades, I ended up witnessing something way cooler than a shirtless Iggy. Elephants. You heard me. I saw a train of circus elepha ... More >>
Calendar
December 11, 2008
Fantastic Voyage
Africa: The Serengeti
Calendar
November 6, 2008
Ra Feud
Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
Music
October 16, 2008
[CD Review] Department of Eagles, 'In Ear Park' (4AD)
Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
Calendar
January 10, 2008
Ba-Deep Brapp Boop
Monterey Jazz Festival
Blogs
November 29, 2007
Thursday's Headlines. No Surprises: Bishop Brown citation dropped
Bishop Brown citation dropped: The Los Angeles Times reports that a contempt-of-court citation against Orange Bishop Tod Brown has been dropped as part of an almost-$7 million sex abuse settlement. Plaintiff's attorney John Manly said the diocese forced them to drop their bid for the citation: "The ... More >>
Features
September 20, 2007
On the Range
Ridin’, ropin’, rasslin’ & other games of skill & contests of strength, blazing trails, seeing sights &, of course, Anteaters
Blogs
August 2, 2007
Beach Break: Killing Nemo
Cut off from the powerful, cleansing waves of the Pacific ocean by a massive concrete breakwater, the gentle swells that lap the Long Beach coastline are so dirty that they were recently ranked the most polluted beach water in California by the Santa Monica-based environmental group Heal The Bay. A ... More >>
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July 31, 2007
Tuesday's Headlines
Gore guilty: Al Gore III pleaded guilty Monday to possessing marijuana and other drugs when he was caught speeding in OC earlier in the month, reports the LA Times. This shooter's a giver: "Machine-gun Sonny" has mastered a shooting game at the OC Fair and wins mountain bikes nightly. But he doesn' ... More >>
Blogs
July 11, 2007
Animal Uprising in Long Beach
Crazy animals have begun invading Long Beach by sea and land. Yesterday, a six-foot female blue shark was spotted swimming in circles near docked boats at the Marina Pacifica. The shark was in good health except a for a fishing hook and line hanging from its mouth. Marine workers were forced to sc ... More >>
News
June 21, 2007
'Gaff!'
On deck with weekend warriors angling for the mighty Humboldt squid
Blogs
December 21, 2006
The Virgin Birth (Deadly lizard edition)
It's a familiar sounding story this time of year-- a virgin with child. Only this time the natural world is outdoing the supernatural, because this virgin is with children. Seven, in fact. And these virgin offspring will have grow up to have mouths filled with toxic bacteria-- though I'm not sure ... More >>
Blogs
November 13, 2006
Flipper Rules OK
Scientists testing/messing with dolphins at Disney EPCOT have taught them to sing the Batman theme song: "The dolphin was reinforced for producing a specific rhythm to a specific object," says Harley. "For example, when we presented him with a Batman doll, he received a fish for producing a spec ... More >>
Columns
September 7, 2006
Commie Girl
Freedom Costs a Buck-O-Five: Ladies and gentlemen, your Labor Day weekend!
Blogs
July 5, 2006
Ear Splitters
A federal judge has temporarily forbidden the Navy from using high-intensity sonar in war-game exercises off the coast of Hawaii, ruling that environmental groups had provided "considerable convincing scientific evidence that the Navy's use of ... sonar can kill, injure, and disturb many species, in ... More >>
News
May 11, 2006
It's a Living
Taxidermist
Blogs
April 24, 2006
An Injury to One...
Pat Brennan (no relation) reports in the Register that fire ants are resurgent in OC. As someone who grew up in South Louisiana, where the ants have freely roamed since Truman was in the White House, allow me to explain what this means to you: it means you're fucked. It means pain. It means little p ... More >>
Film
April 13, 2006
New Reviews
Mountain Patrol: Kekexili; Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont; La Mujer de mi Hermano; Preaching to the Choir; Scary Movie 4, The Wild
Calendar
January 12, 2006
Environment and Sports
Mountain Patrol: Kekexili; Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont; La Mujer de mi Hermano; Preaching to the Choir; Scary Movie 4, The Wild
Features
October 20, 2005
Villa Park
Mountain Patrol: Kekexili; Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont; La Mujer de mi Hermano; Preaching to the Choir; Scary Movie 4, The Wild
Food
February 3, 2005
Pleased to Meat You
You plug it, Brees Quality Meats turns it into chops, steaks and what-have-you
Music
November 25, 2004
For Those About Duroque, We Salute You!
You plug it, Brees Quality Meats turns it into chops, steaks and what-have-you
Film
August 5, 2004
Reality Bites
Friendly sharks, briny visuals and soggy acting diminish Open Waters fear factor
Columns
January 29, 2004
Dear Register Reader
Friendly sharks, briny visuals and soggy acting diminish Open Waters fear factor
Culture
August 21, 2003
Deep Do-Do
Treading Red Water
News
October 10, 2002
Ratting Out the Mouse
Is Disneyland a haven for rodents?
Columns
May 2, 2002
Diary of a Mad County
Is Disneyland a haven for rodents?
News
June 14, 2001
No Food to Free Willy
Eco-activist fasts 31 days to protest Navy sonar linked to sea-mammal deaths
News
October 12, 2000
The Birds
Why OCs crow problem wont go away
News
August 26, 1999
The Bird Question
El Toro Airport Watch No. 115
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