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Have You Seen This Mosquito? Aggressive Mosquito Species Vanishes from Pacific Island

Have You Seen This Mosquito? Aggressive Mosquito Species Vanishes from Pacific Island

The Asian tiger mosquito can carry dread diseases like Zika, and yellow and dengue fever. After it vanished from Palmyra Atoll, an island in the...

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New USGS-Led Study Could Help Pacific Wetlands Adapt to Sea Level Rise

New USGS-Led Study Could Help Pacific Wetlands Adapt to Sea Level Rise

SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Calif. — A new study published Wednesday in Science Advances introduces an innovative tool to help resource managers preserve...

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USGS on Fire: It’s not a matter of “if,” it’s a matter of “more fire science data please!”

USGS on Fire: It’s not a matter of “if,” it’s a matter of “more fire science data please!”

Visit our new USGS fire webpage to learn how USGS fire science is making a difference

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Save the Date! Sea Otters: Confessions of a Keystone Carnivore

Save the Date! Sea Otters: Confessions of a Keystone Carnivore

As part of the USGS Evening Public Lecture Series, WERC's Tim Tinker is giving a free "science talk" for the public on Thursday, 11/30/17 at 7PM PST...

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Incoming! Learn about Bats with the USGS WERC

Incoming! Learn about Bats with the USGS WERC

Around Halloween, USGS celebrates bats and other "spooky" creatures by sharing some of its research on these fascinating creatures! Check out social...

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On Fire, Out West (NPR)

On Fire, Out West (NPR)

NAPA, SONOMA COUNTIES — As the Tubbs, Atlas, and Nuns fires raged across northern California, WERC's Jon Keeley appeared on NPR to provide insight...

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Annual Southern Sea Otter Survey: Despite Small Population Dip, Species Moves a Step Closer to Recovery

Annual Southern Sea Otter Survey: Despite Small Population Dip, Species Moves a Step Closer to Recovery

According to data released Friday by the U.S. Geological Survey and partners, the three-year average of the total counts of southern sea otters was...

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Story from the Field: Ducks of Suisun Marsh

Story from the Field: Ducks of Suisun Marsh

Suisun Marsh in summer is typically heavy with fog, mosquitoes, and biting flies, but the sun casts sharp light across the water, beating back the...

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The Towering Emotional and Financial Toll of Living Among Dead Trees (89.3 KPCC)

The Towering Emotional and Financial Toll of Living Among Dead Trees (89.3 KPCC)

This segment from a southern California radio station features WERC ecologist Adrian Das as he describes rates of tree mortality following the state's...

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Scientists Discover New Species of Fijian Iguana

Scientists Discover New Species of Fijian Iguana

Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, The National Trust of Fiji and NatureFiji-MareqetiViti have...

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Audubon's Decoy Workshop Fuels USGS Seabird Studies (Audubon)

Audubon's Decoy Workshop Fuels USGS Seabird Studies (Audubon)

SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CA — Audubon magazine interviews USGS WERC wildlife biologist Dr. Alex Hartman on an ongoing effort to attract seabirds to newly...

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A Century of Habitat Loss Affects Genetics of Endangered Bird

A Century of Habitat Loss Affects Genetics of Endangered Bird

A new study analyzes the genetic diversity and population structure of the California Ridgway’s rail, Rallus obsoletus, a state and federally-listed...

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