Mammalian Ecology and Conservation Unit Content

Genetic Rescue for Rare Red Foxes?

Katherine E Kerlin — September 26, 2024 - 8:00pm

A 51�ԹϺ�� Davis study shows inbreeding is affecting Lassen's small, isolated red fox population. Genetic rescue could be a viable option for their recovery.

Endangered-Mouse Study Shares No-Contact Sampling Method

Katherine E Kerlin — September 19, 2022 - 10:00am

Collecting genetic samples for small mammals can be tricky, but 51�ԹϺ�� Davis scientists found a noninvasive way to do it for San Francisco's endangered salt marsh harvest mouse.

Indian Wolf Among World’s Most Endangered and Distinct Wolves

Katherine E Kerlin — September 02, 2021 - 10:00am

The Indian wolf could be far more endangered than previously recognized, according to a study from the University of California, Davis, and the scientists who sequenced the Indian wolf’s genome for the first time.

Mountain Gorilla Numbers on the Rise

Katherine E Kerlin — December 16, 2019 - 9:50am

A 2018 survey shows that mountain gorilla numbers have increased in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, and Sarambwe Reserve, DR Congo, according to the Uganda Wildlife Authority. The 2018 Bwindi-Sarambwe mountain gorilla survey found a minimum of 459 mountain gorillas in these regions, an increase from the previous survey estimate in 2011 of 400.

When combined with the 2015-2016 population survey results of 604 mountain gorillas in the Virunga Massif, the total world population of endangered mountain gorillas now stands at 1,063.