Are rabbits in for their own pandemic?
While many of us are focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, a different outbreak is sweeping the local animal world—Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV). RHDV2, the...
Wildlife
Fun Facts: Barn Owls
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...
2020-05-26
Fire Prevention Project Awarded Funding
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...
March Mythbusters
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...
GoldiLox & the Three Habitats
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,...
Hope For The Future
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...
Cougars for Conservation
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...
My Home Is Shrinking
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...
2019-10-10
Cry of the Kitten
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...