The Old Bay Bridge Is Coming Down, Leaving a 40-Year-Old Cormorant Colony Adrift
The last of the old Bay Bridge is coming down now, and with it will go a 40-year-old colony of double-crested cormorants.
Wildlife
An Atlantic Bird Makes a New Home in California — Maybe Because of Melting Arctic Ice
Meet Morris the gannet, who's not supposed to be here but seems to have made a home of it.
The Boldness of Bewick’s Wrens
Bold Bewick's wrens are a welcome sight in the suburbs.
What’s That Sea Snail Doing in the Aquarium? (Working.)
If you look closely at the California Coast exhibit next time you visit the California Academy of Sciences, you'll see a bunch of small black sea snails. Are they there on purpose?
El Niño’s Gone, But Some Unusual Southern Visitors Remain on the North Coast
Biologists found 19 live pelagic red crabs in Bodega Bay in January, a first.
Alameda Point Harbor Seals Thriving on a New Dock
Efforts to build a new dock for harbor seals in Alameda have paid off.
Ask The Naturalist: Do Badgers Hibernate?
Do badgers hibernate during the winter? And if not, when *do* they emerge from their burrows? Guest naturalist Susan Kirks answers.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Good Algae Gone Bad
Blue-green algae has made some Bay Area ponds dangerous
Sea Otter Adoptees Born in Elkhorn Slough
A surrogate sea otter program at the Monterey Bay Aquarium has helped grow the wild otter population in Elkhorn Slough.
Pacific Chorus Frogs Use Their Famous Calls to Stake Out Territory
That iconic Hollywood "ribbit" has a purpose.
