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endangered species
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The Deceptive Recovery of the California Condor
Post date:We've spent millions to restore the California condor to its former range, but that range is still full of the same old threats.
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Bay Delta
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California's Most Endangered Fish Having Worst Year Ever
Post date:We're glad to admit we were wrong when we suggested the Delta smelt might already be extinct. We just wish we were a lot wronger.
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endangered species
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Pot Growers' Rat Poisons Hurting Wildlife More Than Expected
Post date:The imperiled Pacific fisher is faring worse than expected due to pot growers' use of rat poisons, according to a new study.
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climate change
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California Has Two Fire Seasons, and Climate Change Will Make Both Worse
Post date:A new study shows that both of California's fire seasons are getting more destructive as the planet warms.
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Bay Delta
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The Bottom Drops Out: The Delta's Sinking Islands
Post date:To UC Davis' Jeffrey Mount, there are two types of levee. "Ones that have failed and ones that will fail." But Delta farmers say their levees are a third type: safe.
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Bay Delta
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Rising Seas And The Delta Part 2: Disaster Looms
Post date:As sea levels rise, the scale of the resulting changes coming to the Delta are truly staggering.
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Bay Delta
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Bay Delta Fish You've Never Heard Of: Sacramento Perch
Post date:If there were any Delta fish tailor-made to withstand the drought, it would have to be the Sacramento perch. And yet it's almost certainly extinct in the Delta.
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food rant
Food
California's Agriculture Makes a Bigger Impact on the Economy Than You Think
Post date:A new study finds that the economic impact of California's agricultural industry is much greater than the numbers used when talking about water conservation on farms.
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endangered species
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Cute Rodent, Once Thought Extinct, Going Home Next Week
Post date:An endangered vole that scientists once thought was extinct will be going through a rite of passage next week.
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mammals
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Habitat Loss Hurts Mountain Lions in the Santa Ana Range, Too
Post date:Mountain lions in the Santa Ana Mountains have become cut off from their neighbors in the nearby Peninsular Ranges by Interstate 15 and other development -- and that's bad for the big cats.
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birds
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Wilder Condors At Greater Risk of Lead Poisoning
Post date:Turns out being independent-minded is a double-edged sword for the critically endangered California condor. According to a new study, condors that find their own food run a high risk of lead poisoning.
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food rant
Food
Stop Buying Rancid Olive Oil
Post date:We get most of our olive oil from Europe, and a lot of it's not very good.
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food rant
Food
Examining California's Urban Farms
Post date:A new project tries to solve the headaches associated with developing urban farms in California.
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food rant
Food
The Great California Strawberry Lawsuit
Post date:UC Davis and the California Strawberry Commission are getting litigious against one another.
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mammals
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Breeding Program May Save Desert Rodent
Post date:The Amargosa vole, once thought extinct, is getting some help from a captive breeding program at UC Davis.
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birds
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Pioneering California Bird Researcher Dies
Post date:Peter Marler, a UC Davis-based ornithologist who discovered that regional populations of songbirds can sing in distinct dialects, has died at age 86 of pneumonia.
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birds
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Crash In Tricolored Blackbird Population Has Biologists Worried
Post date:A bird sometimes called "California's passenger pigeon" is in worse trouble than some wildlife advocates suspected. According to a new survey, the population of tricolored blackbirds has dropped by 44 percent since 2011.
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fish
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Saving California's Salmon for the Long Run Will Be an Uphill Battle
Post date:California can do a lot to keep its native salmon and other fish species going through this record drought, and through the inevitable worse ones to come, according to a leading fisheries biologist. But it's going to take hard work and hard choices, an...
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mammals
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Reward Offered in Sea Otter Shootings
Post date:Three southern sea otters were shot to death at Asilomar State Beach in the Monterey County community of Pacific Grove in September, and a federal agency announced Friday that a $21,000 reward has been posted for information leading to the capture of t...
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endangered species
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Deformed Frog Hotspots Found in Central Valley Wildlife Refuges
Post date:California's Central Valley is a bad place to be a frog, according to a study published Monday.