Great video from Phillip Grove, a student at Occidental University, about the faulty science behind the effort to delist the Coastal California Gnatcatcher (the funding behind the research also calls up serious questions). As you may know, activists sent upwards of 30,000 letters supporting the endangered species to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. We're still awaiting a decision.
A New Colony of Caspian Tern Decoys on Aramburu Island
Richardson Bay Audubon Center is attacting breeding pairs of Caspian Terns with these newly painted tern decoys—a strategy successfully used by previous tern relocation efforts.