Where to Watch Birds Migrate in the North Bay This Fall
Longtime birder David Wimpfheimer has intel for us.
Wildlife
Fall 2023 Editor’s Letter: Wildlife Paradox
"Can we communicate, pay attention, and learn about the needs of wildlife well enough to love it and allow it to thrive?" asks editor-in-chief Victoria Schlesinger
Why Thousands of Octopuses Are Snuggled Up Against a Deep-Sea Heater
Off the California coast, these creatures are getting an evolutionary edge.
Scientists Try a ‘Field of Dreams’ Approach to Restoring California’s Bull Kelp Forests
Can scientists defeat vast armies of sea urchins and re-kelp California's North Coast? A Wild Billions story.
Naturalist’s Notebook: How Pelicans and Humpbacks Stretch For Their Food
Pelicans don't, as you may have heard, stick their spines out of their mouths. They do, however, do some pretty crazy yawn-stretching. From John Muir Laws.
Tactical Pooping, and Other Ways Birds Survive Summer
Here’s a look at how birds beat the heat along with some ways you can help. As SFBBO researcher Katie LaBarbera says, “these are birds trying to survive in the crevices in our world.”
The Secret Lives of Baby Tidepool Creatures
Imagine if your offspring were unrecognizable as the same species, and lived in a completely different habitat. This is the case for most tidepool creatures: barnacles, sea stars, urchins and more lead secret early lives as zooplankton, microscopic animals drifting out in the open ocean.
How Surrogate Sea Otter Moms Are Helping Populations Recover
It turns out sea otters are better than people at raising sea otters. That could be useful if the U.S. government decides to reintroduce them to their historic range.
Why a Mouse Matters
Salt marsh harvest mice are hard to find, and their fates offer a glimpse at our own coastal society’s future. A reporter tags along on an epic rangewide survey of salties—the Bay Area's own endemic mouse species.
Summer 2023 Almanac: Barnacles, Bats, and Berries
This issue's almanac features barnacles, berries, Steller's jays, and more.
