Environmental News

Illuminated every September 11 since 2002, the Tribute is an iconic and emotional memorial to the lives lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks and a symbol of New York City’s unbreakable spirit. It is a beacon in more ways than one. Birds are drawn to the lights, at times by the thousands. On September 11th, 2017, I was drawn to the lights by the birds.

Here’s what to plant to keep wildlife happy and the neighbors out of sight.

A key California committee has passed a last-minute bill requiring more oversight of a plan to pump water from underneath the Mojave Desert.

Photographer David Chancellor captures how humans and wildlife rely on each other to survive.

The 33-year-old Antin quickly became an internet sensation after being named one of People Magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive” in 2014.

A new study finds that Americans overwhelmingly support the 45-year-old act. So why is it under threat? A Sacramento State professor explains

Coyotes are one of many species that have been killed by Wildlife Services during its time managing wildlife for Siskiyou County.

Diversions from the Tuolumne, Merced and Stanislaus rivers affect the downstream ecology in the San Joaquin River, which they feed, as well as the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and the San Francisco Bay, which are saltier because they now have less freshwater to push back against the Pacific Ocean’s incursions.

California’s unique plant biodiversity and the ecosystems upon which it depends are especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change. It is estimated that approximately 66 percent of California’s endemic plant species will experience decreases of up to 80 percent in the size of their ranges within the next 100 years

Scavengers, in particular the vultures, are facing immense challenges due to poisoning, habitat transformation and persecution. As a result 16 out of the 22 vulture species in the world are listed as ‘at risk’ on the IUCN RedList.