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Not just crossings, but also fencing, helps save California wildlife from being roadkill
![In an eight-year span, 613 mountain lions in California were struck by cars and killed. How can this be stopped? In an eight-year span, 613 mountain lions in California were struck by cars and killed. How can this be stopped?](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LDN-L-ROADKILL-0703-JG-01.jpg?w=489)
In an eight-year span, 613 mountain lions in California were struck by cars and killed. How can this be stopped?
California Drought
![Efforts to stretch the overused Colorado River appear to be working: The total amount of water used across Nevada, California and Arizona is the lowest it’s been in 40 years. Efforts to stretch the overused Colorado River appear to be working: The total amount of water used across Nevada, California and Arizona is the lowest it’s been in 40 years.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/US-NEWS-NEV-COLORADO-RIVER-USAGE-LV.jpg?w=525)
Nevada leads as 40-year low is reached in Colorado River water use
Efforts to stretch the overused Colorado River appear to be working: The total amount of water used across Nevada, California and Arizona is the lowest it’s been in 40 years.
Wildfires
![California’s summer started with the sweet aroma of flowers, but it’s threatening to end with the acrid smell of smoke. California’s summer started with the sweet aroma of flowers, but it’s threatening to end with the acrid smell of smoke.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SJM-L-WILDFLOWERS-04XX-13.jpg?w=525)
Lush flowers are sending a warning about California’s wildfire season
California’s summer started with the sweet aroma of flowers, but it’s threatening to end with the acrid smell of smoke.
Health
![Most of the cooling centers will be closed on Thursday for the Fourth of July holiday. Most of the cooling centers will be closed on Thursday for the Fourth of July holiday.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-HEATWAVE-0702-05.jpg?w=525)
Bay Area cooling centers open as heat wave blasts region
Most of the cooling centers will be closed on Thursday for the Fourth of July holiday.
Parks
![A coyote bit the 5-year-old on Friday while the girl was playing during a supervised summer camp visit to San Francisco Botanical Garden. A coyote bit the 5-year-old on Friday while the girl was playing during a supervised summer camp visit to San Francisco Botanical Garden.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24184015623436.jpg?w=525)
Officers kill 3 coyotes at Golden Gate Park after attack on 5-year-old girl
A coyote bit the 5-year-old on Friday while the girl was playing during a supervised...
Wildlife
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Have allegations of horse racing abuse spoiled a July 4th tradition for Pleasanton friends?
Plus a fireworks warning for pet owners...
Astronomy
![William Anders was part of the historic Apollo 8 mission, which was the first human spaceflight to leave low-Earth orbit and travel to the moon and back. William Anders was part of the historic Apollo 8 mission, which was the first human spaceflight to leave low-Earth orbit and travel to the moon and back.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Plane_Crash_Astronaut_Killed_85088_901121.jpg?w=422)
Former astronaut who took iconic Earthrise photo dies in plane crash
William Anders was part of the historic Apollo 8 mission, which was the first human...
Space
![Despite its name, June’s full moon will not look like a strawberry. But the bright orb could still turn heads Friday night with an appearance that is bigger and more colorful than the average moon. Despite its name, June’s full moon will not look like a strawberry. But the bright orb could still turn heads Friday night with an appearance that is bigger and more colorful than the average moon.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cnn-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2ltYWdlL2luc3RhbmNlcy9jbHhucDZwNnYwMDA1M2I1dmpvMXA3NHFy-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2FydGljbGUvaW5zdGFuY2VzL2NseG5wNjV1NzAwMG55b3BjYXVmdDM2ODI.jpg?w=590)
How to observe a ‘moon illusion’ when the strawberry full moon peaks tonight
Despite its name, June’s full moon will not look like a strawberry. But the bright...