Conservation Content

E-Sales of a Wild Bat Sold as Décor Threaten Species

Katherine E Kerlin — July 16, 2024 - 8:30am

From wall art to necklaces, a vulnerable Asian bat species is being sold for decor on Etsy, eBay and Amazon sites in the U.S. and globally. It could threaten the species' survival, warns a ��ϲʿ��ͼ and CUNY study.

Report: Roadkill a ‘Preventable Natural Disaster’

Katherine E Kerlin — June 18, 2024 - 9:00am

More than 48,000 deer, thousands of newts, nearly 100 mountain lions and thousands of other animals are killed each year on California roads, according to the 2024 “roadkill report” from ��ϲʿ��ͼ.

Mapping the Future’s Sweet Spot for Clean Energy and Biodiversity

Katherine E Kerlin — March 08, 2024 - 2:00am

A ��ϲʿ��ͼ study of Joshua trees, kit foxes and solar energy developments highlights the need to consider climate-induced range shifts for species as we expand clean energy.

Avian Influenza Virus Is Adapting to Spread to Marine Mammals

Katherine E Kerlin — February 28, 2024 - 8:00am

Avian influenza virus H5N1 has adapted to spread between birds and marine mammals, finds a study from ��ϲʿ��ͼ and partners in Argentina.

Love Songs Lead Scientists to New Populations of Skywalker Gibbons in Myanmar

Katherine E Kerlin — February 14, 2024 - 8:30am

The love songs of the Skywalker gibbon alerted scientists at ��ϲʿ��ͼ and Myanmar to a new population of the endangered primate in Myanmar.

Saving the Green Sturgeon

Andy Fell — February 05, 2024 - 10:23am

Like salmon, green sturgeon hatch in California streams, migrate to spend most of their lives at sea and return to fresh water to spawn. But unlike the flashier salmon, much of the green sturgeon's life history is as murky as the waters in which the adults like to feed. They can live for up to 60 years and grow to great size for a freshwater fish -- but they do not begin to breed until they are about 15.

New Species of Lamprey Fish Documented in California

Emily C Dooley — January 17, 2024 - 11:30am

Two new species of lamprey fish have been discovered in California, finds a ��ϲʿ��ͼ study.

Scientists Sequence Genome for Threatened Whitebark Pine

Katherine E Kerlin — December 13, 2023 - 9:00am

��ϲʿ��ͼ scientists and partners sequenced the whitebark pine genome, presenting opportunities to help the threatened, high-altitude tree.

‘Face to Face’: Native Land Conservation With Beth Rose Middleton

Jose Antonio Vadi — November 28, 2023 - 9:50am

Native land conservation efforts and teachings are vital to understanding how we can respond to our changing climate. Examples include everything from contained burns that aim to prevent wildfires to reevaluating the impact of nearly 100-year-old dams on our rivers.

These topics and more are the focus of this week’s edition of Face to Face With Chancellor May and guest Beth Rose Middleton, professor of Native American studies.

��ϲʿ��ͼ to Safeguard Spring-Run Chinook Salmon Broodstock

Katherine E Kerlin — October 12, 2023 - 1:29pm

��ϲʿ��ͼ joins state and federal fisheries agencies to conserve threatened spring-run Chinook salmon, housing captive broodstock.