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California Newts and K-Pop - a music video bridging two worlds
With the winter rains starting this past weekend, I thought I'd share this video I made a few months ago. I'd like to dedicate it to Dr. David B. Wake, aka Commander Salamander, who passed on April 29, 2021. As an amphibian lover and advocate, he was o... -
Santa Clara County Must Make Alma Bridge Road Safer for Wildlife
Just a 10-minute drive from Los Gatos, hikers, cyclists and rowing club members flock to Lexington Reservoir County Park’s trails and beautiful scenery. Visitors come to enjoy open space that we share with native wildlife and plants.
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Conservation Is Just As Much About Managing People As It Is About Managing The Species We Are Trying To Protect
As I hopped onto the boat to measure some fish, I felt a surprising sense of familiarity. The captain asked with a laugh, “Hey, you’re not going to drop any fish, are you? Last time the girl dropped a live one off the boat! I felt so bad for her. Sh...
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Can We Prevent a Second Amphibian Pandemic?
When the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) was first described in 1999, action was not taken rapidly, and a global amphibian pandemic ensued with the declines and extinctions of over 200 frog and salamander specie...