Broken Yellowstone wolf teeth reveal a theory about ice age extinctions
The theory is based on cracked and broken wolf teeth and the number of prey animals available to the predators, along with how much of their kills the predators consume.
Healthy soils are the basis for healthy food production
In the past 50 years, advances in agricultural technology led to a quantum leap in food production and bolstered world food security. However, in many countries, this intensive crop production has depleted the soil.
To survive global warming, Mojave Desert birds will need a lot more water — and they probably won’t get it
Bird populations in the Mojave Desert have collapsed over the last century, and now scientists say they know why: The animals’ bodies can’t cope with the hotter and drier weather brought on by global warming.
The biggest likely source of microplastics in California coastal waters? Our car tires
A team of researchers set off to create an inventory of sorts to identify all the ways these different microplastics were getting into San Francisco Bay.
Calscape: California Native Plant Society
With more than 7,980 native plants to California, Calscape works to provide Californians restore nature and conserve water “one garden at a time.” They do this by showing people which plants are truly native to any location in California, where to buy them and how to grow them.
Six Season Calendar for the California Natural Garden
What’s going on in your backyard this season?
Citizen science monitoring demonstrates dramatic declines of monarch butterflies in western North America
Current trends indicate an extinction risk of 72% in 20 years and 86% in 50 years.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – September 2019
Select monthly updates from the team of restoration ecologists, entomologists, plant ecologists, and researchers.
More Than 1,600 Scientists Call on Congress to Fully Fund Wildlife Protection
More Than 1,600 Scientists Call on Congress to Fully Fund Wildlife Protection
Artists sought for California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is conducting an art contest to select the design for the state’s 2019-2020 upland game bird stamp, a news release states.