Snow cover in the Sierra Nevada is expected to shrink overall as the climate warms, but avalanche frequency could remain the ...
A newly published study by researchers at the University of Nevada Reno, sheds light on how bears choose their homes.
The Sierra Nevada experienced record snowfall in 2023, which killed at least 73 endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep. The ...
Climate change threatens Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep as avalanches increase at high altitudes, despite less snow overall.
Even as snow becomes less consistent in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, climate change could be making deadly avalanches more common, threatening the recovery of bighorn sheep there.
Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs are small creatures measuring 1.5 to 3.75 inches long, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They live high in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain ...
The park has 20 motion-sensitive cameras along the Sierra crest to gather information on wildlife, including the illusive and ...
Wolves have multiplied rapidly in California since 2011. Image courtesy of Matt Johnson. A loud howl pierced a dark night in ...
The introduction of invasive trout, combined with a lethal fungus, decimated populations of what would become the rarest ...
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Conservationists thrilled after bighorn sheep population stabilizes — but their comeback hinges on an important factorAs far as the bighorn sheep are concerned, conservationists are forced to take a bit of a wait-and-see approach as far as how ...
This 1,000-plus-acre park is a protected wildlife area near the Alhambra and features modest trails leading to ruins and vistas of both Granada and the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
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