Desert Content

Endangered Amargosa Voles Begin to Repopulate Desert Habitat

Katherine E Kerlin — September 06, 2022 - 2:38pm

51�ԹϺ�� Davis wildlife cameras revealed pups born to endangered Amargosa voles that were reintroduced to a Shoshone marsh. This indicates the voles are beginning to repopulate their native habitat after restoration efforts.

Baja Field Station Plans Underway

Katherine E Kerlin — January 07, 2022 - 12:01pm

I don’t know about you, but there are huge parts of the past couple of years that I just missed. Even things in 2019 completely escaped my radar as the pandemic interrupted their momentum.

Desert Tortoises Can’t Take the Heat of Roadside Fencing

Katherine E Kerlin — August 04, 2017 - 5:18pm

Desert tortoises pace back and forth and can overheat by roadside fencing meant to help them, according to a study published in the journal Biological Conservation by the University of California, Davis, and the University of Georgia.

Endangered Amargosa Voles Need More Than a Rainy Day

Katherine E Kerlin — June 05, 2017 - 1:57pm

Despite the welcome rains in California this year, the fate of endangered Amargosa voles that depend on rare marshes in the Mojave Desert remains dire, with only about 500 animals remaining in the wild and most of their habitat degraded or dying. Yet techniques to modify vole habitat could create sustainable patches for them to live.

Wind Turbines Affect Behavior of Desert Tortoise Predators

Katherine E Kerlin — May 03, 2017 - 3:19pm

How a wind energy facility is designed can influence the behavior of animal predators and their prey, according to a recent study published in The Journal of Wildlife Management by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the U.S. Geological Survey.