Climate Linked to "Silent Streams"?
Memo to anglers: If you’re wondering why they’re not biting, it may be because they’re not there. Little noticed this week was a report from the U.S. Geological Survey, detailing the staggering losses...
View ArticleThe Insidious Side of Climate Change
If you think climate change just means hotter summers in California, think again. The writer of this week’s guest post argues that we’ll all “feel the heat” in myriad ways, both obvious and subtle....
View ArticlePivotal Week for Pika Protection
American pika. Photo by Chris Ray. Note that an update to this story was posted on May 6. The hamster-sized, high-elevation haymaker known as the American Pika has had its “day” in court–and then some....
View ArticlePika One Step Closer to ESA Listing
American pika. Photo by Chris Ray. UPDATE: Federal fish & wildlife authorities have decided to proceed with a full review of the American pika, for potential listing under the Endangered Species...
View ArticleSnapping Snakes for Science — with your iPhone
An innovative citizen science project gains momentum, sprouts new branches Tad Arensmeier/FlickrTad Arensmeier photographed this Yellow-Blotched Palm-Pitviper for iNaturalist. The organizers of a new...
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