The Alameda whipsnake is a true local. Yet it remains a stranger to us—which makes protecting it trickier.
Tag: US Fish and Wildlife Service
Policy
Local Groups Sue Trump Administration to Protect White Sturgeon
Recent federal- and state-level orders to divert water have environmentalists concerned over local impacts on this historic fish.
Wild Billions
Large-Scale Solar Is Coming to Tiger Salamander Country
Even key critics of Aramis, in the North Livermore Valley, say its habitat conservation plan is not terrible.
Science and Nature
All Vaxxed Up and Ready to Roost, Six Captive-Born Condors Fly Free
Though, faced with freedom, Condor 1139 and his fellow juveniles take their sweet time to step across the threshold. “We’re on condor time,” says a program manager.
Water
Beavers Can Help California’s Environment, But State Policy Doesn’t Help Them
Scientific opinion of beavers has changed over the years, but when it comes to conflict, there’s still not many options.
Wildlife
Feds Seek Comment on Farallones Mouse-eradication Plan
Now extended through June 10, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking comment on a plan to use rodenticides to eradicate non-native house mice from the South Farallon Islands. Officials say the mice threaten nesting seabirds, but critics charge that the effort could actually endanger birds on the island.
