California’s monarch butterflies remain critically low for second year
The western monarch butterfly population wintering along California’s coast remains critically low for the second year in a row, a count by an environmental group released Thursday showed.
Cookies, Honey, Tangerines, Manure—These Birds Have Some Strange Scents
There’s still a lot scientists don’t know about odor in the avian world, but this much is clear: Some species really smell.
Birds in California’s desert are dying
As heat rises and weather patterns change, our storied California desert bird populations have fallen.
Vomiting bumblebees show that sweeter is not necessarily better
A new study using bumblebees has found that the sweetest nectar is not necessarily the best: too much sugar slows down the bees.
Urgent Action to Protect California Spotted Owls Recommended by Wildlife Biologists
In the Pacific Northwest, the range expansion of Barred Owls has contributed to a conservation crisis for Northern Spotted Owls, which are being displaced from their old-growth forest habitat.
California’s trees could shift as global warming forces birds to move out
Song surveys show that species key to spreading seeds are shuffling up and down the mountain.
California Condor
Although it can be found in several southwestern states and in Mexico, the California Condor is a distinct part of California’s natural heritage
Over a million snow geese have arrived in California: How you can see them
And for the past 20 years, there’s been Chico’s Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway celebrating the birds’ landing.
A Transformative Deal for Nature
Like the 2015 Paris climate accord, this new agreement could mark a turning point in how we manage our relationship to nature.
2019 Was the Second Hottest Year on Record, NASA Says
According to NOAA’s temperature report, 2019 was also the 43rd year in a row that saw above-average global land and ocean temperatures.