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“Goofy” owls that nest underground become candidate for endangered status
A burrowing owl, with its signature striking yellow eyes, in Holtville in Imperial County. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) By Lila Seidman Oct. 15, 2024 “I think economics versus conservation is a false choice,” commission President Samantha Murray said during the Thursday meeting. “In California, we have the fifth-biggest economy in the world. We can have…
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Jeff miller talks Bay area wildlife guide on kpfa radio
On September 25th, 2024, Jeff appeared on KPFA’s Upfront program for a fun, wide-ranging conversation about Bay Area wildlife. Click the blue button to listen to the show.
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A Renewed Bid to Protect Burrowing Owls Is Advancing. What Changed?
A burrowing owl, with its signature striking yellow eyes, in Holtville in Imperial County. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) By Lila Seidman Aug. 2, 2024 Western burrowing owls are diminutive, adorable and goofy — and conservation organizations have renewed calls for the state to protect them before it’s too late. Now, more than 20 years…
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California’s Burrowing Owls One Step Closer to State Protections
For Immediate Release, July 30, 2024 Contact: Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity, (510) 499-9185, akunkler@biologicaldiversity.orgJacqueline Covey, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0287, jcovey@defenders.orgScott Artis, Urban Bird Foundation, (925) 550-9208, scott@urbanbird.orgShani Kleinhaus, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, (650) 868-2114, advocate@scvas.org California’s Burrowing Owls One Step Closer to State Protections SACRAMENTO, Calif.— In response to a March 2024…
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‘Phenomenal’: Species rebounds in Bay Area creek
By Carolyn Stein, San Francisco Chronicle Jun 28, 2024 11:00 AM When Randy Renn, a biologist with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, first started monitoring steelhead trout at Alameda Creek near Sunol in 2015, his traps were usually empty. This year, for the first time, he has too many fish to keep track of.…
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Restoring Alameda Creek: Bringing Salmon Back
On June 25, 2024 on Table Talk, Senator Steve Glazer looked at efforts to bring salmon and other salmonid species back into Bay Area watersheds and how dam removal and fish ladder installation projects are making that happen. We visit the Alameda Creek to see how efforts there are bringing back thriving fish populations after…