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Yosemite National Park is home to more than 400 species of animals, including 165 resident and migratory birds. The abundant diversity in wildlife is due to the park’s natural habitats and ecosystems that remain largely intact. Yosemite’s rich habitats range from thick wooded foothills to expanses of meadows and alpine …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Utilizes New Methods to Study Great Gray Owls
Among the diversity of wildlife in Yosemite National Park, approximately 150 Great Gray Owls call the park home. This is approximately 65% of the Great Gray Owl population in the state of California. The Great Gray Owl is a California State Endangered Species and is a large-bodied raptor that is …
Read More »Rat poison from marijuana farms is harming federally threatened northern spotted owls, study finds
The northern spotted owl has had many adversaries. Three decades ago it was loggers, whose forays into the remote forests of the Pacific Northwest threatened the shy creatures, which have … Click to Continue »
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