A fox looks sick in the Presidio, and Animal Care and Control reports increased numbers of sick raccoons and skunks.
Wildlife
Sea Otters in San Francisco?
February 2, 2022 •
Ever since the 1930s, when an improbable remnant colony of sea otters was discovered off the rugged Big Sur coast after more than a century of intensive fur hunting, Californians have worked to bring the animals back from the edge … Read more
Volunteers Save Thousands of Newts from Becoming Roadkill
January 26, 2022 •
Tens of thousands of newts try to cross Chileno Valley Road every year in the breeding season. Volunteers try to help them make it alive.
Catching Up to Curlews
January 18, 2022 •
Where our winter shorebirds spend their summers
Big Rain Leads to a Big Year for Salmon
January 10, 2022 •
Record-breaking rainfall drenched much of the Bay Area in late October and again around Christmas, leading to flooding, power outages, snarled traffic — and a great season for a fish that has had it rough in recent years. For East-Bay … Read more
How to Be a Fox
January 10, 2022 •
Bill Leikam has spent a dozen years learning the secrets of foxes in the Palo Alto Baylands.
Look for These Bay Area Species in Winter 2022
January 5, 2022 •
Text and research by Bay Nature staff. Life in Winter includes a period of quiet and dormancy for some, but it’s when the show — the sights, smells, and sounds — begins for many others. Feeding the Masses It’s true … Read more
Bay Nature’s Winter 2022 Issue and “Interviewing an Animal in Its Own Language”
January 4, 2022 •
Considering face-to-face encounters with wild animals.
We Urgently Need More Information about Spiders, as Climate Change Means New Risks for Them
December 15, 2021 •
Climate change seems like a critical threat to spiders. But researchers are hampered by a lack of basic information.
Seemingly Headed for Extinction in 2020, Western Monarchs Boom Back in 2021
December 8, 2021 •
In 2020, less than 2,000 monarchs were counted at overwintering sites in California. Scientists weren’t sure if they’d come back. This year’s count shows that they did, and in a big way.