Animal Care & Control officers secured a juvenile coyote from a San Francisco backyard and released it into nearby brush. The agency reminds residents that pupping season can make coyotes more protective.

Drone footage shows a shark circling a surfer off Seascape Beach in Aptos; the pilot says he revved the drone to warn the rider and the surfer left unharmed.

Port of Stockton and state agencies plan a targeted dredge of McLeod Lake to remove benthic cyanobacteria seed stock and curb recurring toxic blooms. Costs and scope are still being finalized.