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Brent is a marine ecologist and conservation biologist with Sonoma State University. Research in his lab seeks to determine the processes that affect the stability of coastal ecosystems. Brent’s research centers around coastal habitats like seagrass, salt marsh, and kelp (aka foundation species), which provide valuable ecosystem services that we depend on and are threatened […]

Sea otters are back, and their return is a breath of fresh air for the waters of Monterey Bay.

From leaving the leaves to making a pumpkin bird feeder, here are a few suggestions from wildlife experts for a sustainable spooky season.

Pawpaws are in season, ocean waves gain rights, and salmon can swim freely in the Klamath

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, often referred to simply as “the Red List,” ranks how close some 163,000 plants, animals, and other species are to extinction. Using the latest research, scientists assign a status to each listed species, ranging from “Least Concern” to “Endangered” to “Extinct.”   The Red List was established in 1964 […]

Bumble bee brigades help citizen scientists contribute to pollinator conservation, the NWF has tips to help local wildlife beat the heat, and plastic bags are down 80% on UK beaches.

With just a few changes, you can transform your yard or balcony from a wildlife desert into a wildlife sanctuary. And, if you convince your neighbors to do the same, you could even make your neighborhood into a habitat corridor for wildlife! 

Wildlife corridors are an invaluable conservation tool. These ribbons of habitat connect landscapes fragmented by human development or roadways, giving animals the ability to roam in search of food, water, and mates.

Over 50 species of honeycreeper once lived in Hawai’i, but now only 17 species remain after battling against invasive species and habitat loss. Today, even those survivors are threatened further by avian malaria. To stop the disease, conservationists use innovative techniques to suppress the population of the invasive mosquitoes that spread it.

One of the major threats to Hawaiian honeycreepers is a deadly, mosquito-borne disease called avian malaria. Similar to malaria that infects humans, the disease is caused by parasites that enter honeycreepers’ bloodstreams when they are bitten by a disease-carrying mosquito.