San Franciscans voted in a landslide against an effort to study the removal of Hetch Hetchy. A few dozen miles south, at Stanford, another campaign aims to remove the much smaller Searsville Dam, which blocks steelhead spawning while also creating wetland habitat.
When a pet goes missing, urban coyotes can quickly develop a bad rap. But many wildlife experts say it’s not the coyotes who need better management -- it’s us.
It’s Halloween, and you’ve probably noticed spiders everywhere. And not just the ones in costume.
This year has turned out to be an extraordinary one to spot broad-winged hawks, which have been amassing in a way that's suspiciously like their East Coast siblings.
Marshall Beach Trail. October 12, 2012 “Life is a journey, not a destination.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson The trailhead to Marshall Beach begins after driving a couple of miles along the L Ranch Rd., out through the northern edge of the … Read more
Stilts and avocets are common San Francisco Bay shorebirds. Here's how to tell them apart.
The red-shouldered hawk is perhaps California's noisiest raptor. There's a reason for it.
On a 21-foot aluminum boat floating in Suisun Marsh, Amanda Schwabe heaves up the otter trawl as Cesar Morales coils the rope on deck. When Schwabe brings up the net, Captain Teejay O’Rear pours its contents into a shallow pan. … Read more
An interview with Frans Lanting, an internationally renowned wildlife photographer who moved to Santa Cruz 30 years ago and never looked back.
In a polluted industrial area in southeast San Francisco, city agencies and naturalists are carving out a series of oases along the San Francisco Bay meant to bring back wildlife and visitors.
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