conservation

Researchers warn that as animals adapt to city life, they may be losing traits needed to survive in the wild.

Bruin Wilson Sherman is blending ecology, social science and social media data to prepare Southern California communities for a wilder future.

Miscast as Halloween villains and pests, Joey Curti's ‘Bats and Brews’ public tour shows their ecological value.

UCLA College’s new “Cabinet of Curiosities” podcast spotlights a fang-tastic north-south collaboration between Bruins — and an underappreciated animal hero.

Enjoy a twilight educational program and bat walk in the Santa Monica Mountains Sept. 5.

The research with local collaborators is the first to identify how to reliably grow ebony trees from seeds.

This positive change could be temporary without continued protection, scientists say.

The summer of 2022 brought worrying news for California’s water supply. 

Researchers have established a cumulative adversity index that could be adapted to help conservation efforts for other species.

Birds, UCLA environmental humanities scholar Ursula Heise attests, have profoundly important stories to tell — if only we know how to listen.

Doctoral student Joey Di Liberto reflects on a nuanced breeding season on campus for the dark-eyed junco.

Still, changes in phenology, latitude and elevation account for only a small portion of what’s needed to keep track with rising temperatures.

A powerful new genomic approach developed by UCLA researchers and colleagues could boost efforts to slow illegal trade of pangolins.

Southern California cougars avoid certain areas due to artificial light that can disrupt hunting, a UCLA researcher and colleagues say.

The research conservationist was recognized for her efforts to protect West African forests from wildfire and other threats.

A study by UCLA biologists shows a 99% population reduction in the 20th century, but genetic diversity remains high.

Task force gathers delegates from around the world to discuss how remote sensing can help stop deforestation.

A UCLA study using environmental DNA provides the most comprehensive picture to date of wildlife in the region’s surf zones.

Genomic research led by UCLA scientists could support conservation efforts; the species is endangered in large part because of illegal hunting.

The honorees are Roger Wakimoto, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, Kenneth Nagy, Yi Tang, Tommaso Treu, Christine Dunkel Schetter and Gary Orfield.

Sequencing the genome of the unarmored threespine stickleback has given scientists clues that could guide conservation measures.

A demonstration in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach showed that non-academics can use the fast, inexpensive genetic test.

UCLA-led research on deer and elk could point the way toward crossing structures that are more effective for all species.

The Office of Research & Creative Activities is honoring faculty for work that connects campus to local and global communities.

If they can escape death in poachers’ nets, the endangered marine mammal is well poised genetically to rebound despite inbreeding.