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fromHigh Country News
1 day ago

Where giant kangaroo rats - and other critters - thrive - High Country News

It was a race against nightfall. As he hurried across the sandy, bristling landscape of California's Carrizo Plain, ecologist Ian Axsom stopped every 10 yards to place an aluminum live trap on the ground, eventually distributing traps over an area the size of two baseball fields. Against the rolling playas and tawny mountains, the traps glinted with golden remnants of the September dusk.
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fromKqed
1 month ago

Monarch Butterflies Now Wear Tiny Tags - for Scientists to Track Them in Real Time | KQED

Ultralight solar Bluetooth radio tags enable real-time tracking of western monarchs, revealing habitat use, movement patterns, and sites critical for conservation and threat reduction.
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fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago
Environment

$20 million project to restore wildlife, expand trails and boost flood protection along San Francisco Bay nears finish

fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago
Environment

$20 million project to restore wildlife, expand trails and boost flood protection along San Francisco Bay nears finish

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fromHigh Country News
2 months ago

Will this threatened frog stop drilling near Denver? - High Country News

A proposed large oil and gas pad near Aurora Reservoir threatens northern leopard frogs and spurs local efforts to block the project for conservation reasons.
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fromFast Company
2 months ago

This Florida mega-development is turning suburban backyards into a nature paradise

Sunbridge is a 27,000-acre Orlando-area development combining 30,000+ homes with 13,000 acres of preserved native habitat emphasizing biodiversity and sustainability.
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fromSFGATE
5 months ago

Over 1,000 acres of ancestral land returned to Southern California tribe

Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel reacquired 1,107 acres of ancestral land near Julian, California to restore native habitats and establish a cultural-educational center.
fromSan Jose Spotlight
7 months ago

Rule change to steer golfers away from Palo Alto wetlands - San Jose Spotlight

The city has installed fences, added signage, and instituted a 'local rule' aiming to protect sensitive wetland habitat in the Palo Alto Baylands from golfer damage.
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fromwww.npr.org
9 months ago

Destroying endangered species' habitat wouldn't count as 'harm' under proposed Trump rule

The Trump administration's proposal risks undermining the Endangered Species Act by narrowing the definition of harm, potentially endangering crucial wildlife habitats.
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