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A wolf being released into the wild after getting a GPS collar.

Gray wolves’ return to California tests human tolerance for coexistence

Mongabay.com 23 Sep 2025
The California jewelflower (Caulanthus californicus) is an endangered species in the state and federally because of habitat loss, overgrazing, urban development, and loss of pollinators.

Timing, not traits, helps California’s jewelflowers adapt to diverse landscapes

Spoorthy Raman 19 Sep 2025
A beaver swimming in a pond just after its release at Tásmam Koyóm in northern California.

Beavers restored to tribal lands in California benefit ecosystems

John Cannon 15 Sep 2025
The newly described pink bumpy snailfish. Image courtesy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).

Researchers describe three new-to-science snailfish species off California coast

Mongabay.com 11 Sep 2025
A man walks past kelp in the Pacific Ocean at La Jolla Shores, San Diego.

Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going away

David Helvarg 9 Sep 2025

Genetic rescue boosts survival of endangered Pacific pocket mice

Bobby Bascomb 8 Sep 2025

The call of a native frog is heard again in Southern California thanks to help from Mexico and AI

Associated Press 28 Aug 2025

California lawmakers seek to curb oil imports from Amazon

Associated Press 27 Aug 2025
A gray wolf

Wolves’ continued spread in California brings joy, controversy & conflicts

Spoorthy Raman 11 Aug 2025
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).

Anchovy-rich diet linked to vitamin deficiency and deaths among salmon, study

Bobby Bascomb 6 Aug 2025
Devils Hole pupfish in the Ash Meadows Fish Conservation Facility. Photo by Olin Feuerbacher/USFWS

Devils Hole pupfish hit by micro-tsunami from 8.8-magnitude Russian earthquake

Rhett Ayers Butler 3 Aug 2025

Killing barred owls to save spotted owls

Bobby Bascomb 29 Jul 2025
Sunset at Joshua Tree National Park

In a warming world, can California save its Joshua trees?

Maya L. Kapoor 17 Jul 2025
Sahara mustard plants in California.

In California, an invasive mustard is destabilizing desert plant communities

Maya L. Kapoor 16 Jul 2025

California wood pellet plants canceled amid market decline & public pushback

Bobby Bascomb 2 Jul 2025

California is to examine its Amazon oil ties following pleas from Indigenous leaders from Ecuador

Associated Press 20 Jun 2025

The Yurok tribe have reclaimed Blue Creek, 138 years after it was taken from them

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Jun 2025
Joseph James, chairman of the Yurok Nation, the largest Indigenous tribe in California, says of Blue Creek watershed costing $60 million, “You have to smile a little bit when you realize you’re buying back your own land, right? Yes, it’s a hefty price tag, but it’s also priceless.” Image courtesy of Matt Mais of the Yurok Tribe.

In a big win, Yurok Nation reclaims vital creek and watershed to restore major salmon run

Justin Catanoso 5 Jun 2025
Banner image: The Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa captured by the Pléiades Neo satellite. Image courtesy of the Airbus Foundation and Connected Conservation Foundation.

‘Satellites for Biodiversity’ upgrades with new projects and launches insight hub

Kristine Sabillo 26 May 2025

Ronan the sea lion outperforms humans at keeping a steady beat, study finds

Bobby Bascomb 7 May 2025
Humpback whales in French Polynesian waters. The intensity and duration of marine heat waves could have widespread effects on marine biodiversity, increasing the likelihood of species displacement and mortality. Image by Toby Matthews / Ocean Image Bank.

Listening to whales is key to their conservation

Mike DiGirolamo 29 Apr 2025

Indigenous nations fought for a new national monument. Will it survive Trump?

Maya L. Kapoor 24 Apr 2025
David Myers. Courtesy of the Wildlands Conservancy.

David Myers, conservationist and land broker for nature, dies at 73

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Mar 2025
Banner image of a bobcat by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.com

How bobcats protect us from diseases, Mongabay podcast explores

Mongabay.com 24 Mar 2025
Film poster for Out of Plain Sight shows a barrel floating in the ocean

500,000 barrels of DDT in the sea: Interview with documentary directors on California coast crisis

Liz Kimbrough 17 Mar 2025
A California ground squirrel, which usually eats seeds and acorns, hunts a vole. Image courtesy of Sonja Wild/UC Davis.

California ground squirrels shock scientists by hunting and eating voles

Shanna Hanbury 14 Mar 2025

Climate change made LA fires more likely amid hot, dry conditions: Report

Bobby Bascomb 14 Feb 2025

Firefighters in LA blaze face same toxic exposure as 9/11 responders

Bobby Bascomb 17 Jan 2025

Deadly wildfires force thousands to evacuate homes in Los Angeles

Bobby Bascomb 9 Jan 2025
Glaciers play an important role in the balance of water cycles and ecosystems. Although receding glaciers can degrade these systems, they also serve as an indicator of climate change. We can use Earth-observation satellite imagery to monitor and track glaciers from space. This Landsat 8 image shows glaciers surrounding Lake Sofron, Alaska. Blue areas indicate glacial extent; red areas indicate extensive moraine from glacier debris.

50 years of geographic insight: In interview with Jack Dangermond on Esri’s journey and the future of GIS

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Oct 2024

Largest dam removal ever, driven by Tribes, kicks off Klamath River recovery

Liz Kimbrough 17 Oct 2024

U.S. government and Indigenous tribes to co-manage newest marine sanctuary

Bobby Bascomb 14 Oct 2024

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