San Francisco In the Sunset the birds Alcatraz is home to many species of birds not just Brandt's Cormorants and Western Gulls, but also Pigeon Guillemots, Peregrine Falcons (unfortunately not seen this season probable cause bird flu), Black Oyster Catchers, Snowy Egrets, Black-Crown Night Herons, and Great...
Muir Beach Turtle population In May, my main project was trapping western pond turtles at one of our reintroduction sites to monitor the growth of each individual. Historically, western pond turtles were not present at Muir beach, but a huge restoration project was done to improve...
Mule Deer Stand-Off with Striped Skunk! WHAT PROWLS The time has come again for more camera setups and looking at images they have captured the last 3 months! Our Rancho Project takes place in the southern most part of GOGA where as the name states in Spanish,...
Adult Northern Spotted Owl Conflict Between Owl Species During our owl surveys we call for both Northern Spotted Owls and if known of Barred owl presence we call for Barred owls as well. The Barred owl species is invasive to the West coast, but native to the...
the star of the show: Rana aurora draytonii In the Golden Gate National Recreation Area there are a handful of different populations of California red legged frogs (Rana aurora draytonii) that we monitor. In the fall, this mostly consists of looking for egg masses laid by...
With the month of June coming to an end, there has been so much activity happening with the peak season approaching, with our birding and fishing programs at Rocky Mountain National Park. We are fortunate to have organizations such as EVICS Family Resource Center and...
Habitat restoration Throughout my undergraduate degree, my research focused mainly on species and their conservation status. As a wildlife intern, I get to work with the fauna at GOGA, but have also gotten to collaborate with other interns and their projects. Having volunteered with the South...
Pinnacles Scenery conservation in action In this blog, I will be talking about a critically endangered species at one of our National Parks. In late April, interns and volunteers collaborated in a yearly restoration event, held by GOGA, doing Italian and Milk thistle removal at Pinnacles National...
The Marin Headlands A week in the life of a wildlife Intern For this month’s blog I’ll be covering a week in the life of a wildlife intern! With all of our surveys having picked up we have been busier than a bumble bee. Currently, our surveys...