SOMMER: Eric Hopson is refuge manager at the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge. The river here has gone over its banks, swamping stands of cottonwood trees. We spot a beaver among them.

A few died. Biologists rescued flood-stranded brush rabbits by hand from flood waters and released them on high ground at the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge earlier this year.

Vaccines can help, which explains why about 20 people turned out Oct. 24 at the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge. They gently captured a few rabbits and prepared them for the needle.

and Thursday morning came out to the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge to see the progress wildlife officials have made on eradicating Nutria. Also called the swamp rat, it's an invasive ...

San Joaquin River water can be seen swelling ... Some will be sent to the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge, Mendota Wildlife Area, Los Banos Wildlife Area and others. This action wouldn’t ...