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Department of Wildlife, Fish, & ConservationBiology within the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science at UC Davis
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Are wolves increasing moving towards cities? How can we manage them? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog?
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Meet the Wolves in Your Backyard
By Jacob Hu
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November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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How do weather conditions affect Red Panda behavior and what does this mean for their conservation? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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Tracking Red Pandas: How Weather and Human Disturbances Impact Their Behavior
By Kayla McCambridge
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November 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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How do hurricanes affect endangered butterflies and what are the implications for conservation? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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After the Storm: A (Swallow)Tale of Resilience
By Alexandra Ina
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November 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Where do Chinese Pangolins live and how can we use that knowledge to protect them? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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Looking for a Home: Conservation of Chinese Pangolins Starts with Locating Suitable Habitats
By Julia Barbieri-Low
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October 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Can drones help researchers conserve endangered monkeys in Vietnam? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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How conservation scientists are using drones with heat-vision to preserve habitat of critically…
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October 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Could rotational fishing help conserve biodiverse oyster reefs? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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Not Coral…But Still a Reef?
By Julia Snell
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September 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Could artificial shading help sea turtles reproduce? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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Too Hot to Hatch: Can Shade Save the Sea Turtles?
By Kenya Quijada Escobar
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September 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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How does human recreation affect bears and wolves in Canada's national parks? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!
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Hiking for Wildlife’s Disliking: How Trails Expand Human Influence on Wary Carnivores
By Clare Daubert
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September 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Could commercial forests be used to support birds in the Northeastern US? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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Commercial Forests for Birds: Boon or Bust?
By Jake Campo
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July 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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How effective are Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Indian Ocean at conserving large-bodied fish? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner Blog!

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Parrotfish and Wrasse and Groupers, Oh My! Disappearance of Reef Fish in the Indian Ocean
By Olivia Jensen
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June 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Amidst all the heaviness out there, so fun to share a wonderful story about our record-breaking big day a month ago!

Thanks so much to Tiffany Dobbyn of @ucdavisnews.bsky.social for writing this!

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UC Davis Team Breaks ‘Big Day’ County Record with 173 Birds
The wind was whipping across a dark, open field near the southern edge of Yolo County when two small burrowing owls suddenly burst into flight. For a team of birders from UC Davis, the birds marked th...
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June 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Could community-driven conservation programs help solve human-wildlife conflicts and save snow leopards? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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How Getting Together with Your Community Can Protect the Snow Leopards
As a large predator, snow leopards are often the target of violent deaths by humans, but is there another way to deal with managing snow…
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June 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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How are anticoagulant rodenticides affecting owls? And can we do anything about it? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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How Rodenticides May Be Silently Threatening Our Owls
By Daisy Perez
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May 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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How is ship traffic noise affecting orca hunting patterns? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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Ocean Noise Pollution: How Ship Traffic is Making Killer Whales Miss Their Meals
By Rachel Li
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April 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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What were the genetic consequences of the precipitous decline... then rapid recovery... of the Northern Elephant Seal? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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The Resurgence of a Ghost: Consequences of the Boom That Brought the Northern Elephant Seal Back…
By Mominna Raza
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April 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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How are oral diseases affecting raptor health and reproduction? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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Oral Disease in Scavenging Birds
Is it our fault? The Diseased Disaster! Researchers say human-caused environmental diseases are harming nestling health.
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April 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Could conserving small woodlots and vegetated agricultural ditches help save farmland species? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner Blog

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March 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Could community-based programs help reconcile human-wildlife conflicts and save snow leopards? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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How Getting Together with Your Community Can Protect the Snow Leopards
As a large predator, snow leopards are often the target of violent deaths by humans, but is there another way to deal with managing snow…
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March 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Could re-introducing sea otters help control invasive green crab populations and restore balance to marine ecosystems? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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A Delicate Balance: Can endangered sea otter populations help us eliminate invasive green crabs?
By: Grace McCulloch
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February 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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How is increased ship traffic in the Arctic affecting whales and what can we do about it? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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A Collision Course: Traffic Jams in the Arctic
By Caroline Donohew
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January 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Do bats help farmers by eating insect pests? If so, how can we help bats help us? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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Bats and Their Sustainable Pest-Control Services
By Sami Paul
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January 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Are efforts to conserve tigers in India compromising elephant conservation? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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The Battle for Land: Tigers vs. Elephants
By: Amritavarshini Chennapragada
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December 12, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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Could figuring out where coyotes build their dens reduce human-wildlife conflict in cities? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!
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Protecting the Pups: Can we avoid conflict with coyotes by analyzing their den sites?
By Rachel-Ann Arias
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November 21, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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Could planting trees to combat climate change actually hurt ground-nesting birds? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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Iceland’s Double Edge Sword: Saving the Planet but Destroying Biodiversity?
How Planting Trees May Potentially Threaten Avian Wildlife
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October 28, 2024 at 3:54 PM
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Could forest restoration prevent the severe fires that threaten Spotted Owls? Find out in the latest Student Conservation Corner blog!

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Can Forest Restoration Save the Spotted Owls in the Branches?
By Kayden Delvo
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October 22, 2024 at 5:37 PM