Meet the Bay Area’s Feral Pigs
No cartoonish farm animals here -- California's wild pigs disrupt natural and urban spaces alike.
Author Archives: Elizabeth Rogers
Elizabeth Rogers is a writer based on the Peninsula. She writes Bay Nature's monthly Camera Trap column.
Spotting a Bay Area Mammal Lifer: the American Mink
It's quite rare to see them in the Bay Area, but American minks range as far south as Sonoma and Contra Costa.
A Coyote Snatches a Mountain Lion’s Meal
A coyote won't pass up a free meal -- so long as it's safe.
Here’s Something You’ll Rarely Ever See: Hidden Camera Captures Turkey Vultures Courting
Turkey vultures mate for life. Just like swans.
2018 Youth Engagement Local Hero Sandra Corzantes
San Mateo County Park Ranger Sandra Corzantes has won Bay Nature's 2018 Youth Engagement award.
A Shakespearian Classic with a California Landscape Twist: Romeo and Juliet Comes Outdoors to the Petaluma Adobe
The We Players theater group performs Romeo and Juliet at the Petaluma Adobe this summer.
Gone Forever: What Happens When Time Runs Out On Even Preserved Lives?
“Natural history specimens can’t be replaced -- there’s nothing like seeing the real thing,” taxidermist Alicia Goode says. “There are a lot of museums that still feel the same way....
The Front Line in California’s Mosquito Monitoring: Sentinel Chickens
In the heart of Silicon Valley, the most reliable technology we have for monitoring West Nile virus is a bird domesticated in the Stone Age.
On The Trail of the Surprisingly Mysterious Gray Fox
Gray foxes in the Bay Area: Where are they? What are they? The answer to both questions is surprisingly complicated. Fortunately, there's "The Fox Guy."
A Condor Recovery, Fueled By Volunteers, Needs More Help
Through their numbers are on the right track, the condor population isn’t self-sustaining. Condors in the wild still face significant threats from lead poisoning and micro trash, and require constant...
