What’s Killing California’s Native Pigeon?
Scientists are using genetic tests to determine how a nasty parasite is killing off the band-tailed pigeon.
Wildlife
Shapeshifter, Trickster, Survivor: Coyote in the Modern World
Coyotes have been remarkably resilient and tenacious, surviving—thriving, even—in our midst as a relict and a messenger from a much wilder California.
Never Mind the Game; Here’s a Superb Owl in San Jose
This is no mere Internet meme: the City of San Jose has a burrowing owl preserve, with hidden cameras, and it is spectacular.
Keeping Watch on the Bay
When hundreds of surf scoters and other ducks wintering on San Francisco Bay were found coated with a baffling "mystery goo" a few weeks ago, San Francisco Baykeeper was one...
Mystery Substance Killing Seabirds in the East Bay
State investigators will begin testing a mystery substance that has killed or injured more than 200 seabirds in the San Francisco Bay.
Ask the Naturalist: Do Pelicans Carry their Babies in their Pouches?
A first-grade teacher asks: Do pelicans ever carry their young in their pouches? We asked International Bird Rescue for the answer.
Fishing the Rip, Part 2
Jack Harrison, 26, is already a seasoned wilderness and fly-fishing guide and the lead survival instructor at Adventure Out outdoor school based in Santa Cruz. We caught up with Jack...
Gigantic Schools of Herring in the San Francisco Bay are a Winter Wonder to Behold
The pulses in this silver fish wave, reaching up to a mile long by a mile wide, represent perhaps the largest aggregations of animals you’ll ever find in Northern California.
Naturalist’s Notebook: When The Bay Erupts With Herring
Naturalist John Muir Laws illustrates the great herring migration in the San Francisco Bay
Video: River Otters Return to the Bay Area
River Otter Ecology Project executive director Megan Isadore and her team work tirelessly to research the return of the river otter to Northern California.
