Camera spies rare Catalina Island shrew
A Catalina Island shrew has made an appearance for the first time since 2004, confirming to biologists that the species is not extinct. The shrew appeared on a ...
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To solve sea otter riddle, researchers look to archaeology
It’s a mystery of reintroduction. When Alaskan sea otters were moved from a nuclear testing site in the Aleutian Islands to the coasts of Washington and Oregon, ...
San Francisco Bay Chapter hosts career development workshop
Join the San Francisco Bay Chapter of The Wildlife Society on Nov. 9 and 16 in its first virtual workshop — Environmental Career Development. This career ...
Could more crossings help West Coast wildlife?
Highway 97 runs from California to the Canadian border along the spine of the Cascades. It crosses elk (Cervus canadensis), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and ...
California wildfires may have killed hundreds of cougars
Wildfires that tore through California have killed up to 600 mountain lions, according to a recent estimate. Fires in the western state have burned more than 4 ...
Seven condors soon to be released in central California
Fresh off the setback of losing a number of birds to the Dolan Fire, conservationists are set to release seven new birds into the wild. The Dolan Fire destroyed a ...
TWS2020: Young birds and fire study named top presentation
One species you won’t hear complaining about West Coast wildfires is the black-backed woodpecker. The species relies particularly on recently burned forests in ...
Massive wildfires displacing massive numbers of animals
Firefighters battling the Glass Fire in California say they are seeing large numbers of displaced wildlife around evacuation zones intended for humans. “Turkeys, ...
California cougar fails to adopt orphaned kittens
A pair of orphaned cougar kittens are in a sanctuary after biologists were unable to get a female cougar (Puma concolor) to foster them. California Department of ...
Fenced-in desert tortoises rebound after huge decline
Desert tortoises suffered a “catastrophic decline” over two decades due to habitat degradation, extensive predation, disease and a lack of sufficient ...