Environmental News

EPismo State Beach Takes Steps to Protect and Restore Monarch Overwintering Habitat

When you come upon an injured bird or a chick on the ground that appears to be orphaned, your first instinct is to help.

In Nevada’s dry Ivanpah Valley, just southeast of Las Vegas, a massive unintended experiment in animal conservation has revealed an unexpected result.

Animals with more genetic variation are more likely to survive relocation

When most people think about pollinators, they imagine graceful butterflies, or a busy and buzzy honeybee, pollinating crops and flowers to bring the pollen back to their hives and create honey. But pollinators include more than honeybees, as there are all different types of bees, bats, birds, and bugs that specialize in pollinating the plants native to their homes or ecosystems.

California Wildlife Center admits migratory birds every year. One winter patient is the Cedar Waxwing, named for the waxy red tips on their secondary wing feathers and their fondness of cedar berries. Last year, we received 22 of these yellow-bellied birds. So far this year, we have admitted four.

California Wildlife Center admits migratory birds every year. Spotlight on one winter patient is the Cedar Waxwing, named for the waxy red tips on their secondary wing feathers (the feathers that help them get lift) and their fondness of cedar berries. 

Improved air quality, reduced ozone pollution may have averted bird deaths

The spirited songbirds can rapidly memorize the signature sounds of at least 50 different members of their flock

Just a 35 min drive from LA, “Clayfornia: Ceramic Sculpture in the California Sunshine,” an exhibit at the California Botanic Garden in Claremont, opened Nov. 8.