Science Institute News Recent accomplishments of CDFW's scientific community Replenishing Southern California’s Abalone Populations May 31, 2018 in General Harvesting abalone for dinner used to be as fundamental to a Southern California lifestyle as fish tacos and flip-flops. But by 1998, a combination of overfishing and disease led to the closure of all abalone fishery south of San Francisco. Tagged With: abalone, conservation, mollusk, recovery, stocking, white abalone CDFW Pilot Study Establishing Foundation for Enhanced Study of Porcupines May 25, 2018 in Wildlife Research Not to put too fine a point on it, but studying California’s porcupines hasn’t traditionally been a high priority for CDFW. Wildlife research funding is limited, especially for non-game species, and species listed as threatened or endangered are typically given top priority. That means that scientists sometimes need to be creative – and frugal – in their efforts to survey and manage non-listed, non-game species. Tagged With: brine, funding, non-game, north american, porcupine, research, sodium, wildlife Sierra Nevada Bighorn: A 21st Century Wildlife Success Story May 17, 2018 in Wildlife Research Seven animals. Can just seven Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep really make much of an impact on the species’ future? CDFW scientists believe so, which is why they came away pleased with the results of their annual spring helicopter capture this past March. Tagged With: bighorn, capture, capturing, collaring, ear tag, endangered, GPS, helicopter, monitoring, relocation, sheep, sierra nevada, tracking, translocation, VHF Saving the Burrowing Owls May 10, 2018 in Wildlife Research A dwindling population of a tiny owl in Southern California has a chance at a comeback, thanks to a collaborative effort by scientists from CDFW, the San Diego Zoo’s Institute for Conservation Research (ICR), Caltrans and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Tagged With: breeding, burrowing, city of san diego, ground squirrels, habitat loss, metro air park, owl, raptor, research, san diego zoo, Schaefer Ecological Solutions, survival
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