No cartoonish farm animals here — California’s wild pigs disrupt natural and urban spaces alike.
Meet the Bay Area’s Feral Pigs
January 23, 2019 •
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
December 18, 2018 •
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
November 20, 2018 •
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
October 19, 2018 •
Turkey vultures mate for life. Just like swans.
2018 Youth Engagement Local Hero Sandra Corzantes
January 18, 2018 •
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
July 28, 2016 •
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?
May 4, 2016 •
“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. Would you take down a historical painting and replace it with an iPad?”
The Front Line in California’s Mosquito Monitoring: Sentinel Chickens
December 11, 2015 •
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
October 21, 2015 •
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
August 26, 2015 •
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 monitoring — most of it by volunteers.