JWM: For spotted owls, missing the trees for the forest
Protecting remaining old growth forests won’t always conserve northern spotted owls, a team of researchers found. Instead, they say, managers may need to zoom in ...
California
TWS section and chapter meetings in January
The Wildlife Society’s sections, chapters and working groups hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled in ...
Cameras reveal new Sierra Nevada fox population in Calif.
Wildlife managers have discovered a previously unknown population of potentially endangered foxes high in the mountains of California, according to preliminary ...
Vehicle strikes, rodenticide cause L.A. puma deaths
Humans are the main reason for adult mountain lion deaths in a struggling population living on the fringes of California’s largest city over the last two decades. ...
California chapter to host workshop on California Environmental Quality Act
Most wildlife and fisheries biologists working in California will encounter the California Environmental Quality Act at some point in their careers — either ...
TWS chapter meetings in December
The Wildlife Society’s sections, chapters and working groups hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meeting is currently scheduled in ...
California officials confirm snake fungal disease in state
A deadly snake fungal disease has officially spread into California — the farthest west of any detection yet, according to a recent bulletin from the state ...
Wild Cam: Do predators ambush at underpasses?
Predators like coyotes and bobcats may actively use underpasses to ambush prey species seeking safe passage under highways. Preliminary camera research on wildlife ...
How tribes used fire to shape the landscape — and wildlife
California is battling another season of catastrophic wildfires, but before European colonization, the Yurok tribe used quieter, controlled burning to shape the ...
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 ...