SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The San Diego Humane Society released a Western Gull back into the wild Monday, 33 days after it arrived with a broken bone and wound from a BB pellet. The gull was received by ...

The Western gull population is stable in the region, but has lost some habitat to urban sprawl, so the birds are putting nests on buildings and homes.

Figure 3 from "The First GPS Observation of a Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) Riding in a Long-Haul Garbage Transfer Truck." Courtesy of The Waterbird Society.

SAN DIEGO - A bird rescued by a Feaster Charter School student is getting a second chance after being nursed back to health.

Neither the western gull nor the pigeon guillemot are endangered species, yet the Coastal Commission says federal and state laws protect their nesting areas. At the city’s request, ...

The San Diego Humane Society released a Western gull back into the wild Monday, 33 days after it arrived with a broken bone and wound from a BB pellet.