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Lila Seidman

Los Angeles

Reporter at Los Angeles Times

Wildlife and outdoors reporter for @latimes. Native Angeleno. @Reed_College_ + @pepperdine alum. AMFT. 🐈 mom. Say howdy: [email protected].

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  • 4 days ago | napavalleyregister.com | Lila Seidman

    Grizzly bears are extinct in California but still show up everywhere you look. The golden bruins emblazon the state flag and seal, live on in cartoonish effigy as university mascots, and roll off the tip of our tongue in place names like Grizzly Flats and Big Bear Lake. But what if the real ursine deal could be brought back? A new study indicates that they can be — roughly 1,180 of them — and Southern California mountains are among prime potential habitat for the apex predators.

  • 4 days ago | hanfordsentinel.com | Lila Seidman

    LOS ANGELES — A battle is underway against an invasive mosquito behind a recent surge in the local spread of dengue fever in Southern California — and officials may have unlocked a powerful tool to help win the day. Two vector control districts — local agencies tasked with controlling disease-spreading organisms — released thousands of sterile male mosquitoes in select neighborhoods, with one district starting in 2023 and the other beginning the following year.

  • 5 days ago | thederrick.com | Lila Seidman

    LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit filed in federal court is seeking to undo the 624,000-acre Chuckwalla National Monument in the Southern California desert, claiming President Biden overstepped his authority by setting aside such a vast swath of land days before leaving office. Plaintiffs represented by an Austin, Texas-based conservative think tank claim Biden abused the Antiquities Act, a 1906 law that allows presidents to create national monuments.

  • 5 days ago | latimes.com | Lila Seidman

    The suit filed by a conservative think tank in Texas claims Biden abused the Antiquities Act in creating the expansive national monument south of Joshua Tree National Park.

  • 6 days ago | gazettextra.com | Lila Seidman

    By Lila Seidman - Los Angeles Times (TNS) Two vector control districts - local agencies tasked with controlling disease-spreading organisms - released thousands of sterile male mosquitoes in select neighborhoods, with one district starting in 2023 and the other beginning the following year. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

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Lila Seidman
Lila Seidman @lila_seidman
9 May 25

RT @latimes: Biden created Chuckwalla monument in California desert. A lawsuit aims to undo it. https://t.co/OItrciFn6h

Lila Seidman
Lila Seidman @lila_seidman
9 May 25

A federal law suit filed by a conservative think tank is seeking to undo Chuckwalla National Monument, which Biden designated shortly before leaving office. The monument spans 624,000 acres of rugged land in the California desert. https://t.co/4UvvbZG8OC

Lila Seidman
Lila Seidman @lila_seidman
7 May 25

RT @janetwilson66: What's in the Chuckwalla National Monument? See for yourself with these tips https://t.co/kTkjrtpAmA via @mydesert