California is home to an amazing variety of creatures. The state's wide diversity of habitats supports a range of animals from the desert tortoise to the sea otter, the monarch butterfly to the mountain lion. These creatures are part of the web of living things that make California unique.
Species Lists by California
National Park
Wildlife Gallery
from the Department of Fish and Game Bay Delta Division- photos, sounds and descriptions of selected species
Threatened and Endangered Species
from Dept. of Fish and Game
CERES Theme: Wildlife