Lila Seidman
@lilaseidman.bsky.social
Wildlife and outdoors reporter for the @latimes 🐆🦜🦝🦦🐏🐊🦭🦨🌵🏔️
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A wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century
Around 6 a.m. Saturday, the 3-year-old female arrived in the mountains north of Santa Clarita, as tracked by a GPS collar.
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A wolf has ventured into the mountains of Los Angeles County.
She was looking for a mate but ended up making history. www.latimes.com/environment/...
She was looking for a mate but ended up making history. www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Rescuers search, amid worsening weather, for 10 skiers caught in Sierra avalanche
Rescuers search, amid worsening weather, for 10 skiers caught in Sierra avalanche
The Nevada County Sheriff’s office reported that a group of back country skiers was involved in an avalanche incident, which occurred Tuesday. Several members of the party are still missing at this time.
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February 18, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Rescuers search, amid worsening weather, for 10 skiers caught in Sierra avalanche
My sons turned 1 today. They celebrated by loving each other 😭😭
February 18, 2026 at 2:49 AM
My sons turned 1 today. They celebrated by loving each other 😭😭
Very sad moment for Jackie and Shadow fans.
Sandy Steers, director of the nonprofit that ran the Big Bear eagle nest cam, passed away last week. W/ Andrew Campa. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Sandy Steers, director of the nonprofit that ran the Big Bear eagle nest cam, passed away last week. W/ Andrew Campa. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Eagle champion Sandy Steers, who fought big developments throughout Big Bear, has died
Friends of Big Bear Valley eagle advocacy group announced that Sandy Steers, a biologist and the group’s executive director, died Wednesday evening.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Very sad moment for Jackie and Shadow fans.
Sandy Steers, director of the nonprofit that ran the Big Bear eagle nest cam, passed away last week. W/ Andrew Campa. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Sandy Steers, director of the nonprofit that ran the Big Bear eagle nest cam, passed away last week. W/ Andrew Campa. www.latimes.com/california/s...
ICYMI: the wolf that came to LA County has already moved on, probably because she's didn't find a mate. She appears to be heading toward the Southern Sierra.
A wolf came to L.A. looking for love. On Valentine's Day, she's moved on
A wolf came to L.A. looking for love. On Valentine's Day, she's moved on
L.A. wolf has left the county
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February 17, 2026 at 8:13 PM
ICYMI: the wolf that came to LA County has already moved on, probably because she's didn't find a mate. She appears to be heading toward the Southern Sierra.
Fog hopping in San Gabriels
February 17, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Fog hopping in San Gabriels
Nearly half of L.A County’s pavement may be unnecessary, new map finds. Via Meg Tanaka. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Nearly half of L.A County’s pavement may be unnecessary, new map finds
Researchers have released the first parcel-level analysis to map all paved surfaces across L.A. County. In particular, large parking lots are ripe for change, they say.
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February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Nearly half of L.A County’s pavement may be unnecessary, new map finds. Via Meg Tanaka. www.latimes.com/environment/...
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February 15, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Crazy to have worked this Valentine’s Day because two years ago to the date I was un-laid off from the LA Times.
Long, confusing story but so happy that I’ve been able to stay on and tell California’s most important wildlife stories!
Long, confusing story but so happy that I’ve been able to stay on and tell California’s most important wildlife stories!
February 15, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Crazy to have worked this Valentine’s Day because two years ago to the date I was un-laid off from the LA Times.
Long, confusing story but so happy that I’ve been able to stay on and tell California’s most important wildlife stories!
Long, confusing story but so happy that I’ve been able to stay on and tell California’s most important wildlife stories!
Bittersweet update: Time is of the essence for the wolf that recently visited LA County to find a mate. Wolves are only fertile around Valentine's Day, and she’s been looking for love.
Now she's in Kern County, likely because she came up empty down south. bit.ly/462RyrO
Now she's in Kern County, likely because she came up empty down south. bit.ly/462RyrO
A wolf came to L.A. looking for love. On Valentine's Day, she's moved on
The 3-year-old wolf — known as BEY03F — made history when she entered L.A. County last weekend. But she's spending the romantic holiday in Kern County.
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February 14, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Bittersweet update: Time is of the essence for the wolf that recently visited LA County to find a mate. Wolves are only fertile around Valentine's Day, and she’s been looking for love.
Now she's in Kern County, likely because she came up empty down south. bit.ly/462RyrO
Now she's in Kern County, likely because she came up empty down south. bit.ly/462RyrO
In case you missed the big news yesterday:
California just granted state Endangered Species Act protections to six mountain lion populations: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social
More than 1,400 California mountain lions get endangered species protections
California wildlife officials on Thursday voted to list six small, isolated mountain lion populations as threatened under the state Endangered Species Act.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
In case you missed the big news yesterday:
🚨 BREAKING: Southern California and Central Coast mountain lions are now listed as threatened. www.latimes.com/environment/...
More than 1,400 California mountain lions get endangered species protections
California wildlife officials on Thursday voted to list six small, isolated mountain lion populations as threatened under the state Endangered Species Act.
www.latimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:39 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Southern California and Central Coast mountain lions are now listed as threatened. www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Scientists say they haven't since this little snow cover or snow depth in the Western U.S. in decades. Since December 1, there have been 8,500 daily high temperature records broken or tied in the West. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Record snow drought in western U.S. raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires
Except for California, most Western states are experiencing the worst snow drought in decades, not because of dry conditions but really warm temperatures that change snow to rain.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Scientists say they haven't since this little snow cover or snow depth in the Western U.S. in decades. Since December 1, there have been 8,500 daily high temperature records broken or tied in the West. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Sunflower after the SoCal rain
February 12, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Sunflower after the SoCal rain
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He said he loved trees but chain-sawed 13 of them in bizarre L.A. vandalism rampage
He said he loved trees but chain-sawed 13 of them in bizarre L.A. vandalism rampage
Samuel Patrick Groft, 45, pleaded no contest to several felony vandalism charges in Los Angeles Superior Court after prosecutors say he cut down 12 trees in and around downtown Los Angeles last year.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:10 AM
He said he loved trees but chain-sawed 13 of them in bizarre L.A. vandalism rampage
Trails on Mt. Baldy will be closed for the next two weeks, sparking backlash from hikers, reports @jackdolan.bsky.social.
Angeles National Forest officials issued the closure order yesterday in anticipation of a winter storm. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Angeles National Forest officials issued the closure order yesterday in anticipation of a winter storm. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Climbers banned from Mt. Baldy as storm approaches, sparking backlash
The closure order has sparked a social media backlash from experienced climbers who argue their access should not be limited because of mistakes made by the unskilled and untrained.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Trails on Mt. Baldy will be closed for the next two weeks, sparking backlash from hikers, reports @jackdolan.bsky.social.
Angeles National Forest officials issued the closure order yesterday in anticipation of a winter storm. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Angeles National Forest officials issued the closure order yesterday in anticipation of a winter storm. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Caltech scientists figured out how a beetle infiltrates typically hostile ants in the Angeles National Forest.
Their findings might explain why so many symbiotic relationships are "locked in" once they form. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Their findings might explain why so many symbiotic relationships are "locked in" once they form. www.latimes.com/environment/...
A SoCal beetle that poses as an ant may have answered a key question about evolution
A new study from Caltech explores the remarkable way a SoCal beetle infiltrates the colonies of the ant that runs the show in the Angeles National Forest — and what it can tell us about interdependent...
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February 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Caltech scientists figured out how a beetle infiltrates typically hostile ants in the Angeles National Forest.
Their findings might explain why so many symbiotic relationships are "locked in" once they form. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Their findings might explain why so many symbiotic relationships are "locked in" once they form. www.latimes.com/environment/...
This is exciting!
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
This is exciting!
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In a major California Endangered Species Act success story, a wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social
A wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century
Around 6 a.m. Saturday, the 3-year-old female arrived in the mountains north of Santa Clarita, as tracked by a GPS collar.
www.latimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:59 AM
In a major California Endangered Species Act success story, a wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social
When agents questioned what was behind the "abnormally bulging" groin of a Tijuana resident as he attempted to cross the border, he said it was just part of his male anatomy. Turns out he had two parakeets in his pants 👀. Via Andrew Campa.
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Border inspector finds protected birds in man's pants. Here's how he tried to explain it
When U.S. Customs and Border Protections agents questioned what was behind the 'abnormally bulging' groin of a Tijuana resident as he attempted to cross the border late last year, the 35-year-old resp...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
When agents questioned what was behind the "abnormally bulging" groin of a Tijuana resident as he attempted to cross the border, he said it was just part of his male anatomy. Turns out he had two parakeets in his pants 👀. Via Andrew Campa.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
California's last known grizzly was spotted in Sequoia National Park -- pretty far south -- about 100 years ago. And they certainly roamed the mountains of LA County.
This is an incredible story, and a reminder of what we lost (or rather killed off and drove away). There are 19th Century accounts of the canyons above Malibu being lousy with grizzly bears.
A wolf has ventured into the mountains of Los Angeles County.
She was looking for a mate but ended up making history. www.latimes.com/environment/...
She was looking for a mate but ended up making history. www.latimes.com/environment/...
February 9, 2026 at 5:50 PM
California's last known grizzly was spotted in Sequoia National Park -- pretty far south -- about 100 years ago. And they certainly roamed the mountains of LA County.
Woah I found some kind of butterfly paradise in the Verdugos
February 8, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Woah I found some kind of butterfly paradise in the Verdugos
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Be a man and do entomology
"this is how men behave" yes they go in a cave and show each other cool beetles you can find in the cave
February 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Be a man and do entomology
A wolf has ventured into the mountains of Los Angeles County.
She was looking for a mate but ended up making history. www.latimes.com/environment/...
She was looking for a mate but ended up making history. www.latimes.com/environment/...
A wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century
Around 6 a.m. Saturday, the 3-year-old female arrived in the mountains north of Santa Clarita, as tracked by a GPS collar.
www.latimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:32 PM
A wolf has ventured into the mountains of Los Angeles County.
She was looking for a mate but ended up making history. www.latimes.com/environment/...
She was looking for a mate but ended up making history. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Reposted by Lila Seidman
A wolf is roaming the mountains of Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century @lilaseidman.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com
www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com
A wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century
Around 6 a.m. Saturday, the 3-year-old female arrived in the mountains north of Santa Clarita, as tracked by a GPS collar.
www.latimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:18 AM
A wolf is roaming the mountains of Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century @lilaseidman.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com
www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com