Science Institute News Recent accomplishments of CDFW's scientific community Counting Lizards: New CDFW Study Confirms a Better Way to Survey Reptiles March 25, 2019 in Wildlife Research One might say that a groundbreaking new study conducted by two CDFW scientists and their research partners provides a leap forward in lizard research. Tagged With: common-side blotched, conservation, lizard, mojave desert, reptile, western whiptail, wildlife investigations lab, zebra-tailed Update on Thomas Fire "Tilapia Bears" August 8, 2018 in General We have an update on the two black bears that were burned in the Thomas Fire in late December/early January! Both bears were suffering from extensive burns to their paws when they were brought to CDFW’s Wildlife Investigations Lab in northern California. Under the care of CDFW Senior Wildlife Veterinarian Dr. Deana Clifford and Dr. Jamie Peyton of the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, the bears were given an unusual experimental treatment involving the use of sterilized tilapia skins as bandages. After the bears were well enough to survive on their own, they were returned to the Los Padres National Forest, as near as possible to where they were originally found. Both have covered many miles and each has been spotted at least once since their release. Tagged With: 2018, bears, burned, California Department of Fish and Wildlfe, Castaic, CDFW, data, DFG, Dr. Deana Clifford, Dr. Jamie Peyton, Fillmore, GPS collar, Los Padres National Forest, Medical Teaching Hospital, Montecito, Ojai, recovery, Santa Barbara County, Thomas Fire, tilapia, tracking, UC Davis Veterinary, Ventura County, veterinarian, WIL, Wildlife Investigations Lab Badly Burned Ursines Get Back on their Feet – Thanks to Teamwork and Fish Skin January 22, 2018 in General Two talented veterinarians, an environmental scientist and several dedicated staff members at the CDFW Wildlife Investigations Lab recently put their heads and their resources together to help heal a pair of adult bears that were badly burned in the Thomas Fire. The bears, which were treated at the same time as a young mountain lion with similar, less severe burn injuries, were released back to the wild last Thursday, after several weeks of intensive – and unusual – care. Tagged With: bears, burn treatment, burned wildlife, California, CDFW, Christine Thompson, Deana Clifford, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Duane Tom, injured, Jacob Coombs, Jamie Peyton, Los Padres, mountain lion, Ojai, pregnant bear, Santa Paula, Thomas Fire, tilapia skin, UC Davis Veterinary Teaching Hospital, ursine, Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, veterinary, wildlife, Wildlife Investigations Lab, wildlife rescue Scientists Battle Mange Outbreak in Urban Kit Fox Population September 8, 2017 in Wildlife Research Fate has not been kind to the San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica). Shrinking habitat caused by urbanization and agricultural expansion landed this Central Valley native on the federal Endangered Species List decades ago. California’s total population of San Joaquin kit foxes may now be down to a few thousand animals. To make matters worse, its favorite food, the kangaroo rat, is likewise endangered as the desert habitat it prefers continues to disappear. Tagged With: Fish and Wildlife, mange, Bakersfield, California, California Living Museum, CALM, CDFW, CSU Stanislaus, CSUB, endangered, infectious, Jaime Rudd, kit fox, mites, outbreak, parasites, San Joaquin, sarcoptic, science, Stanislaus State, T&E, video, WIL, Wildlife Investigations Lab
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