Q&A: Point Reyes Photographer Daniel Dietrich and the Ethics of Shooting the Wild
Acclaimed Inverness-based wildlife photographer Daniel Dietrich is raising awareness around the shifty practice of owl baiting in the quest for the perfect shot.
Wildlife
San Francisco’s Native Bees Do the Job Just Fine
San Francisco gardeners should take heart. There's enough native bees around to do your pollinating.
Video: Bringing Back the Bay Checkerspot Butterfly
Bay checkerspots are making a comeback at their ancestral home in the midst of the San Francisco Bay Area megalopolis.
Pioneering The Mammal Big Day
The idea of recording as many mammals as you can see in 24 hours hasn't caught on the way the birding big day has. But when a team of longtime biologists set out into the field, their efforts netted them some important new information about Northern California's wild mammals -- and a new North American record.
Should I Plant Milkweed to Save the Monarchs?
The road to hell is paved with good intentions — or sometimes, with milkweed.
Gray Fox Spotted in Presidio for First Time In More Than a Decade
A Presidio Trust biological science tech spotted a gray fox near the Batteries to Bluffs trail on Wednesday, the first recorded in the Presidio since 2004.
The Romance of Raptors
Raptor expert Larry Broderick of Sonoma-based West County Hawk Watch has been enamored of birds of prey since childhood. We swooped in to chat with Larry about his favorite predators on the eve of this weekend's SF Bay Flyway Festival.
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.
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.
