Tag: California

Heavy desert rainfall has been keeping large swarms of painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterflies in California, delaying their migration. These clouds of butterflies — likely numbering in the millions — in...

This article originally appears in the San Joaquin Valley Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s March 2019 newsletter. Photos from the field trip are also included in the newsletter. The San Joaquin Valley...

The Western Section of The Wildlife Society will host a California Botany for Wildlifers workshop May 1 to 4 in Santa Barbara, California. The goal of this workshop is to equip...

For wildlife managers, conserving habitat for endangered species in the midst of climate change can be a moving target. As conditions change on the ground, the landscapes the species use...

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 explore,...

Photographers and California residents have spotted and photographed blue-eyed coyotes (Canis latrans) throughout the state, from Sacramento to Santa Cruz. The species usually has golden-brown irises. Biologists say the blue...

As drought, climate change and increases in soil salinity are causing farmland to become retired in California, the idled lands could provide landscapes for the endangered blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia...

California wildlife officials say a January outbreak of avian cholera has killed thousands of ducks, gulls and other water birds at the Salton Sea. Such outbreaks occur annually due to...

The population of San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica) in Bakersfield, California is declining rapidly due to an outbreak of sarcoptic mange. Bakersfield’s KBAK/KBFX reports that the population of...

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 explore,...