We use ecological research to address pressing species conservation problems. Our conservation toolbox includes developing and testing conservation breeding techniques, reintroduction and translocation strategies, and monitoring and management in species recovery programs. We use approaches that integrate behavioral ecology, population ecology, and spatial ecology with other disciplines.
Generally, when somebody calls you a ‘nut,’ it’s not exactly flattering. When you’re called a ‘Cashu Nut’, it means the same thing: you’re crazy. But,...
All of my field sites are in suburban areas, which makes sense because Southern California is filled with suburbs. Suburbs are residential and mixed use areas that have a lower density of...
When I started grad school I made a pact with a friend that we would get out of the city and see the stars in the night’s sky at least once a month. Grad school got busier and it didn...
Over the past 23 years, the San Diego Zoo Global’s Hawaii Endangered Bird Conservation Program (HEBCP) has become expert in its work with ‘Alala, the critically endangered Hawaiian...
In the mountain yellow-legged frog lab, we recently wrapped up our field season for this year, including the post-reintroduction surveys for the 111 froglets we released in May at Dark Canyon in...
