Aerial wildlife surveys, conducted by the USGS to inform the coming offshore wind energy boom, are strikingly beautiful, for government data. They were also hard-won.
Tag: dolphins
Summer Issue 2022
Naturalist’s Notebook: Whale, Dolphin and Porpoise ID Guide
How to identify individual cetaceans in the San Francisco Bay.
Summer Issue 2020
Do Dolphins and Porpoises Live in San Francisco Bay?
They haven’t always been here, but they are now.
Summer Issue 2016
How Do Marine Mammals Sleep?
How do marine mammals sleep? And is sleep essential for their survival?
Wildlife
Bottlenose Dolphins Move North Into the Bay, Creating a Research Puzzle
About 60 coastal bottlenose dolphins have been spotted traveling from Southern California to the waters off Bodega Bay, pushing the northern limit of their range and leaving the scientists who study them with a mystery.
Summer Issue 2011
Porpoises are Back in San Francisco Bay After Decades Away, and the Best Place to See Them is From the Golden Gate Bridge
When William Keener got a report of a harbor porpoise inside San Francisco Bay in 2008, he knew this was big news: They had been absent since World War II. Now, Keener’s group of researchers has turned the Golden Gate Bridge into a world-class wildlife observatory where anyone can see porpoises in action. Why have they returned? Did Bay cleanup efforts make the difference? While we can’t know for sure, we can celebrate this rare case of a large mammal reintroducing itself into its former habitat.
Fall Issue 2008
Catch Some Wild Zzz’s
Animals have to sleep too! But sometimes they do it a bit differently than we do.
Summer Issue 2007
Paddling on the Wild Side
Few craft can match a kayak for allowing you to immerse yourself in the watery universe of bay or ocean, moving silently through the world of seals, otters, dolphins, and seabirds. Two of our region’s most experienced sea kayakers take us out on the water for up-close and personal encounters with some of the bountiful and charismatic marine life plying our local marine habitats.
