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Three species of Old World rats and mice occur in California. House mouse, Mus musculus (introduced) Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus (introduced) Black rat, Rattus rattus (introduced) Order: Rodentia Family: Dipodidae. Two species of jumping mice occur in California. Western jumping mouse, Zapus princeps.
The forests of Northern California are home to many animals, for instance the American black bear.There are between 25 000 and 35 000 black bears in the state. [5]The forests in northern parts of California have an abundant fauna, which includes for instance the black-tailed deer, black bear, gray fox, North American cougar, bobcat, and Roosevelt elk.
The San Diego Zoo is a zoo in San Diego, California, located in Balboa Park. The zoo houses over 12,000 animals of more than 680 species and subspecies. It is the most visited zoo in the United States. [6][7] Travelers have cited it as one of the best zoos in the world. [8][9] The zoo was a pioneer in the concept of open-air, cage-less exhibits ...
Living Coast Discovery Center. / 32.641234; -117.110470. The Living Coast Discovery Center is a zoo and public aquarium in Chula Vista, California. An environmental education center, it is located in the Sweetwater Marsh Unit of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge. Permanent displays at the Living Coast focus on native animals and plants ...
The Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana) is a rare pine species in California, United States. It is a critically endangered species growing only in coastal San Diego County, and on Santa Rosa Island, offshore from Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara County. [3] The Torrey pine is endemic to the California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion. [4] [5]
17.8% [ 1] The California coastal sage and chaparral ( Spanish: Salvia y chaparral costero de California) is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion, defined by the World Wildlife Fund, located in southwestern California ( United States) and northwestern Baja California ( Mexico ). It is part of the larger California chaparral ...
Silverwood Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature preserve owned and operated by the San Diego Audubon Society (SDAS). [1] Silverwood was set up in 1965 to preserve coastal chaparral and riparian woodland habitats. It is also a nature education facility for San Diego area schoolchildren and adults, and functions as part of a wildlife migration corridor.
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is a nonprofit organization headquartered in San Diego that operates the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. [1] Founded in 1916 as the Zoological Society of San Diego under the leadership of Harry M. Wegeforth, the organization claims the largest zoological society membership in the world, with more than 250,000 member households and 130,000 child ...