Scientific opinion of beavers has changed over the years, but when it comes to conflict, there’s still not many options.
Beavers Can Help California’s Environment, But State Policy Doesn’t Help Them
November 11, 2021 •
Wildlife
Campanile Peregrine Grinnell Suffers an Injury, and Falcon Fans Around the World Watch to See What Happens Next
November 4, 2021 •
Peregrine falcons are relatable, personable and cute, yet their lives are surprising and sometimes tragic.
It Looks Like Halloween
October 28, 2021 •
Seven Bay Area creatures with Halloween appeal.
My Mediterranean Arachnid Houseguest: Getting to Know Zoropsis Spinimana
October 5, 2021 •
Zoropsis spinimana is a harmless — but quite large! — house spider that’s recently moved to the Bay Area.
Ethical Wildlife Photography Makes for Better Wildlife Photos
August 3, 2021 •
Taking better pictures means empathizing with wild animals, writes photographer Sarah Killingsworth
Animals Can Recover From Fire
June 23, 2021 •
New research is using motion-sensor cameras to reveal how wildlife communities survive fire and how they adapt to a burned landscape in the weeks, months, and years after a fire.
Summer 2021 Almanac: An Illustrated Guide to Bay Area Nature
June 23, 2021 •
Wildlife to look for in a fire-prone area.
When Wildlife Can’t Escape Fire
June 23, 2021 •
Whereas systems are in place to rescue domesticated animals in the path of fire, until now wild animals have been largely left to their own devices.
New Colony of a Rare Stingless Bee, Once Presumed Absent from California, Found By a Four-Year-Old in Palo Alto
June 3, 2021 •
Entomologists thought the Brazilian bee Plebeia emerina had disappeared in California in the 1950s. But two colonies were rediscovered in Palo Alto in 2013, and now a four-year-old has found two more.
After More Than One Million Nature Observations Worldwide, the Most Common Sighting Was …
May 11, 2021 •
After 50,000 people made nearly 1.3 million observations worldwide, what was the most common species found in the Bay Area and in the world?