Wilmers Lab
  • Research
    • Habitat Fragmentation
    • Climate Change
    • Overexploitation
  • Publications
  • People
  • News
  • Donate
  • Contact
Select Page
Could an Alaska mining project jeopardize Earth’s largest bald eagle gathering?

Could an Alaska mining project jeopardize Earth’s largest bald eagle gathering?

May 27, 2013 | Science Magazines

High Country News article about our lab’s work in Alaska. … By late morning, eagles are all around us. “Look at that eagle party across the way,” says Taal Levi, a wildlife ecologist with the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, whose tales of...
Fear and Loathing in Wolf Country

Fear and Loathing in Wolf Country

Jan 24, 2013 | Bay Area, Media Coverage, Science Magazines

Here’s a great all around article about wolves by Liza Gross, just appearing in QUEST, which draws on some of our research in Yellowstone and Alaska. Though Ecology 101 tells us that healthy ecosystems need top predators, researchers are just beginning to...
Study: Otters eating urchins reduces greenhouse gas

Study: Otters eating urchins reduces greenhouse gas

Jan 5, 2013 | Media Coverage, NPR, Radio

From KTOO in Juneau Alaska, a public radio piece about our sea otter research with an Alaskan twist.  Clink on the play button below to listen....
Webinar on sea otter impacts on ecosystem carbon

Webinar on sea otter impacts on ecosystem carbon

Dec 13, 2012 | Education/Outreach

I gave a webinar on our work on sea otters and ecosystem carbon through the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy yesterday.  Check it out below…...
More coastal salmon spawning helps grizzlies and fisheries

More coastal salmon spawning helps grizzlies and fisheries

Apr 10, 2012 | Media Coverage, Science Magazines

From Conservation Magazine, a short article on our recent PLoS Biology article: Letting more salmon escape fisheries along the coast could boost both grizzly bear populations and fishery yields, according to a new study in PLoS Biology. Fishery managers already let a...

Search

Recent News

  • Mountain Lions: Real Threat to Bay Area Hikers?
  • How fear of humans can ripple through food webs and reshape landscapes
  • Good news: Mountain lions are afraid of you, too
  • Mountain lions are terrified by the voices of Rush Limbaugh and Rachel Maddow
  • Pumas feel the fear near humans
  • Conservationists of the Year for 2014
  • Wild cats need to count calories, too

Categories

  • Bay Area
  • Education/Outreach
  • Media Coverage
  • National Geographic
  • New York Times
  • NPR
  • Radio
  • Science Magazines
  • Videos
Copyright 2023 Wilmers Lab | Regents of the University of California | All rights reserved.