Lila Seidman is a reporter focused on California wildlife and the outdoors for the Los Angeles Times. A native Angeleno, she’s endlessly fascinated with the nature in our backyard – and once ate a fish caught in the L.A. River for the sake of a story. Since joining the The Times in 2020, she has investigated mental health policy and jumped on breaking news, completing fellowships with the USC Center for Health Journalism and the Carter Center. Previously, she covered Glendale city politics for Times Community News. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Reed College and a master’s degree from Pepperdine University.
Latest From This Author
How a Trump administration will affect the environment
Nov. 10, 2024
A fungus that causes deadly white-nose syndrome in bats has taken hold in five California counties and may be present as far south as San Diego.
Oct. 31, 2024
Some want the environmental organization to lean harder into environmental justice, while others fear the club is abandoning its roots in wilderness preservation. The state club’s new acting director, tasked with managing the fractured membership, believes in a big tent approach.
Oct. 27, 2024
A federal judge ruled the Bureau of Land Management’s off-road plan didn’t show how it minimized impacts to the desert tortoise, a move environmentalists hope will lead to safeguards for the reptile that has seen dramatic declines.
Oct. 17, 2024
California wildlife policymakers voted to consider listing the Western burrowing owl under the state Endangered Species Act amid rapid population declines.
Oct. 14, 2024
Studies have laid bare the unequal distribution of L.A.’s tree canopy. A new report suggests historic inequities won’t be a quick fix.
Oct. 11, 2024
A new California law requires that cities and counties plan for and protect wildlife movement to ensure animals can find food, shelter and mates.
Oct. 3, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that expands a moratorium on all types of a blood-thinning rat poison that has unintentionally sickened other animals.
Oct. 1, 2024
Fires could encroach on critical habitat for the endangered Southern California mountain yellow legged frog.
Sept. 15, 2024