WILDLIFE

Scarce mammal breeds in Yosemite

Scientists have found a rare mammal breeding in Yosemite National Park. For the first time in decades, a female Pacific fisher has been documented raising young inside Park borders. Yosemite National Park, in conjunction with the U.C. Berkeley Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Program (SNAMP) Fisher Project, discovered the Pacific fisher den. The female Pacific fisher using this den was originally […]

Horse virus stops wagon train’s ride



The annual Mariposa County Pioneer Wagon Train will not roll this year. The announcement was made following a committee meeting held Thursday evening. Organizers are heeding the advice of a UC Davis expert that the equine herpes virus outbreak poses a risk to horses. Becky Crafts of the Wagon Train committee said some participants have also expressed concern. Even though […]

2011-05-26 E-Edition