Rice fields help threatened California snakes
Federally threatened garter snakes in California are using flooded rice paddies as refuges, but irregular management practices may limit the help these agricultural ...
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Learn about eDNA with the Western Section
The Western Section of The Wildlife Society will host ‘Environmental DNA: A Practical Workshop’ July 29 to 31 at the Dangermond Preserve in Santa Barbara ...
Southern California Chapter to host burrowing owl workshop
The Southern California Chapter of The Wildlife Society will host a burrowing owl workshop on June 7 at the Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve in San Diego County, ...
Learn about the natural history of Catalina Island
The Western Section of The Wildlife Society will co-host a guided workshop on Catalina Island August 5 to 8, 2019. This four-day immersive workshop will introduce ...
When a burrowing owl prefers the scaffolding
Everyone has heard the saying “a picture’s worth a thousand words,” but what a picture does not provide is the backstory — details about the who, what, ...
At a Marine base, tortoises decline while ravens thrive
At a Marine Corps base in the Mojave Desert, biologists were finding that as ravens (Corvus corax) were increasing, endangered Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus ...
Finding the middle ground for aviation safety and waterfowl
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has recognized “the loss, degradation and fragmentation of migratory bird habitat” as potentially the largest single threat ...
Golden eagle feathers reveal decades of island prey
An eagle feather may be light in weight, but it can pack enough isotopic data to reveal the changing patterns of prey availability across a landscape. Researchers ...
Unique partnership preserves unique California ecosystems
Before California’s Central Valley became known as an agricultural powerhouse, it contained one of the largest expanses of streamside forest and wetland habitat ...
Site Visit Insights: A Silicon Valley startup for species
Site visits are critical to helping scientists learn more about species and their habitats. The trips often take them into areas most people do not have a chance to ...