There are easy ways to help research scientists understand where wildlife cross roads. Sadly, one way is through roadkill data. The California Roadkill Observation System (CROS), is a project of the Road Ecology Center at University of California, Davis. The … Read More
While Halloween decorations may be a lot of fun for you and the kids, remember some of them have tragic impacts for our wildlife. View the CBS Interview.
The state bird of California is the quail. It has a distinctive plume and lives in groups known as coveys. They hunt by foraging seeds and leaves on the ground. They also nest on the ground in shallow depressions lined … Read More
Did you know that roads—across the United States—kill more than one million animals PER DAY? This only includes animals found immediately adjacent to the road—not the ones that manage to crawl off the side of the road and die elsewhere. … Read More
Some locations allow for underpasses to connect open spaces, while others require overpasses. Check out this cool overpass in Utah that is reducing collisions with wildlife and is being used by both predators and prey! This is an option here … Read More
This is a good reminder that our wildlands are just that–wild. The mustard has reached 10-12′ in some places, we don’t have the same on the ground visibility that we used to, and that can cause unexpected animal encounters. There … Read More
A new wildlife corridor ordinance was passed in Ventura County. It is in times like these that we can point to policies and say… “look it has been done before, this isn’t something new.” Sometimes it is hard to lead … Read More
This poster focuses on the impacts to the wildlife that live in the hills from the Freeway Complex Fire. Download the “Impacts to Animals” poster.
Evidence of wildlife can be found all over our natural lands. From feathers to scat, tracks to fur—we know the animals are out there, but sometimes we don’t get to see them up close and personal.
Scientific studies have now proven that wildlife are responding to interactions with humans by changing their own time of activity. From hunting to a mere walk in the woods, the animals across the globe are becoming more nocturnal (activities conducted … Read More