Barn Owls do not hoot like other owls—they screech. Barn Owls have super sensitive hearing—they can hear better than most people! Barn Owl’s feathers...
One of the greatest threats to California’s unique native landscapes is infestation from non-native invasive plants, often referred to as weeds. These weeds, such as...
MYTH: Killing coyotes helps reduce their population. Incorrect. In reality, coyotes are able to offset population loss through a variety of adaptations. When someone kills one...
Water quality can be a difficult subject for children to wrap their heads around. It may seem abstract trying to understand how parameters like pH,...
Here in Southern California, where widespread human development has fragmented habitats, mountain lions and bobcats face a particularly perilous future. Large cats require large territories...
Cal State San Marcos (CSUSM) is the home of the Cougars! And the Cougars at CSUSM are working hard to help pollinators, which are in...
We mountain lions may seem fierce, but only 56% of us will survive a given year in Southern California. Habitat loss has created a trifecta...
The pleasant aroma of white sage, black sage, and California sagebrush (“cowboy cologne”) defines our endangered coastal sage scrub ecosystems. But it’s not just the...
The word “panic” comes from the Greek word panikos, which originates from the Greek god of the wild, Pan. Ancient Greeks, frightened by beastly noises...
