Aquarium aids sea otter comeback
With help from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, threatened southern sea otters have made a comeback in Elkhorn Slough, an estuary in Central California. A recent study ...
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Researchers discover hummingbird hybrid zone
Two closely related species — Allen’s (Selasphorus sasin) and rufous hummingbirds (S. rufus) — are interbreeding in a newly discovered hybrid zone spanning ...
Most of elephant seal population born from ‘supermoms’
Elephant seals have had a spectacular journey from the brink of extinction, and they may owe it to a group of “supermoms” responsible for most of the ...
Watch: California embarks on massive wildlife overpass
California is building what state transportation officials will be the world’s largest wildlife overpass. Paid mostly with private donations, the overpass will ...
Speakers and decoys quickly attract Caspian tern colonies
Decoys and a good set of speakers are the perfect tools for attracting Caspian terns to new nesting grounds — and perhaps away from imperiled salmonids they feed ...
Mountain lions select specific spots to hunt primary prey
When pumas are going after their primary prey of black-tailed deer, they change the types of landscape they use, according to new research. The discovery could be ...
Western Section will host nature photography workshop
The Western Section of The Wildlife Society, along with the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of The Wildlife Society, will host Nature Photography for Biologists and ...
The Lifeblood of Reno-Tahoe: Hunting and Fishing the Truckee Watershed
Reno locals, particularly those with a penchant for outdoor activities, often refer to their home and the surrounding area as Truckee Meadows, after the Truckee ...
Four Klamath dams to be removed by 2022
Four dams along the lower Klamath River in southern Oregon and Northern California could be removed by 2022. The Capital Press reports that the nonprofit Klamath ...
For fire-dependent woodpeckers, megafires are too intense
Species like the black-backed woodpecker historically have relied on landscapes shaped by high-intensity forest fires, but researchers recently found the intense ...