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Conservation Content for UC DavisenAnchovy Dominated Diets off the West Coast Pose New Dangers for Salmon
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<p><span lang="EN">A vitamin deficiency likely killed as many as half of newly hatched fry of endangered winter-run Chinook salmon in the Sacramento River in 2020 and 2021. These </span><a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2426011122"><span lang="EN">findings were published</span></a><span lang="EN"> June 23 in the </span><em><span lang="EN">Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</span></em><span lang="EN">.</span></p>June 25, 2025 - 12:05pmKatherine E Kerlin/climate/blog/anchovy-dominated-diets-west-coast-pose-new-dangers-salmon4 Gorillas Reintroduced to the Wild in DRC
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<p>Four critically endangered female eastern lowland gorillas rescued from the illegal wildlife trade were reintroduced to the wild in Virunga National Park in Democratic Republic of the Congo last December. Continued monitoring shows the gorillas are healthy and appear to be transitioning well. </p>May 29, 2025 - 10:21amKatherine E Kerlin/climate/blog/4-gorillas-reintroduced-wild-drcCourse Inspires Next Generation of 榴莲视频 Naturalists
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Students who complete 鈥淲ild Davis,鈥� an UC Davis course in wildlife conservation and habitat restoration, can earn 榴莲视频 Naturalist Certification.May 27, 2025 - 8:30amJocelyn C Anderson/student-researcher/news/course-inspires-next-generation-california-naturalistsHow One Word Could Strip the Endangered Species Act
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A rule change proposed by the Trump administration could green-light the destruction of protected species' habitats and gut the Endangered Species Act, write an ecologist and law professor.May 13, 2025 - 12:31pmKatherine E Kerlin/climate/blog/how-one-word-could-strip-endangered-species-actHelping Birds and Floating Solar Energy Coexist
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How might floating solar energy projects impact wild birds and vice versa? A UC Davis paper outlines key considerations for a growing floating solar industry.May 12, 2025 - 2:00amKatherine E Kerlin/climate/news/helping-birds-and-floating-solar-energy-coexistA New Record for 榴莲视频鈥檚 Highest Tree
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A UC Davis professor's pleasure hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for 榴莲视频 highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.April 17, 2025 - 9:00amKatherine E Kerlin/climate/news/new-record-californias-highest-tree榴莲视频 Rice and Conservation
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<p>In 1991, the state of 榴莲视频 largely banned burning of rice straw after harvest, and farmers turned instead to winter flooding of fields to break down straw. As a result, wildlife has flourished in rice fields which reproduce, to some extent, the wetland habitat that once covered most of 榴莲视频 Central Valley. Rice fields now support some 200 species including fish, birds and reptiles. </p>April 07, 2025 - 4:12pmAndy Fell/blog/california-rice-and-conservation榴莲视频 Rice and Wildlife Report Released
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How many acres of rice are needed to support wildlife? UC Davis outlines a conservation footprint for the state's rice in a report for the 榴莲视频 Rice Commission.February 27, 2025 - 9:00amKatherine E Kerlin/food/news/california-rice-and-wildlife-report-releasedHow Urban Streams, Climate Change and Unhoused People Intertwine
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A search for compassionate, sustainable solutions takes researchers to Bay Area streams to investigate the intersections of climate change, urban streams and unhoused people.January 27, 2025 - 9:28amKatherine E Kerlin/climate/news/urban-streams-climate-change-and-unhousedDining Out with San Francisco鈥檚 Coyotes
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As their traditional dining options dwindle, the native coyotes of San Francisco are shifting what they eat. A UC Davis study reveals what's on the menu.January 22, 2025 - 5:45amKatherine E Kerlin/climate/news/dining-out-san-franciscos-coyotes