Humans and housing density are the leading cause of death for local pumas
https://news.ucsc.edu/2023/03/puma-survival-research.html
Minke whales are as small as a lunge-feeding baleen whale can be
https://news.ucsc.edu/2023/03/minke-whales.html
Forum highlights role of insurance in climate disasters
Forum highlights role of insurance in climate disasters
Marine mammal reproduction rests on a precarious tipping point of ocean resources
https://news.ucsc.edu/2023/03/tipping-point.html?utm_source=03-14-2023&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tuesday-newsday
Q&A: UCSC researcher Chris Wilmers on how a new Highway 17 animal crossing protects Santa Cruz mountain lions
https://lookout.co/santacruz/environment/story/2023-03-09/mountain-lions-ucsc-researcher-chris-wilmers-on-how-new-highway-17-animal-crossing-protects-santa-cruz-mountain-lions
Director’s Update, February 2023
As I wrote this letter, I got a call from Nik Strong-Cvetich, CEO of the local nonprofit Save the Waves. He called to tell me that a chunk of the cliff at Steamer Lane had collapsed. His call intensified the urgency of the following question: What role does Seymour Center play in responding to the […]
‘Managed retreat is on the table’: City discusses West Cliff’s future, will explore expanding one-way
https://lookout.co/santacruz/coast-life/story/2023-02-14/managed-retreat-save-west-cliff-adaptation-management-plan-one-way-street
Study reveals influence of krill availability on humpback whale pregnancies
https://news.ucsc.edu/2023/01/humpback-whale-pregnancies.html
Op-Ed: There’s one big climate fight that California is losing
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-01-22/california-flooding-erosion-risk-climate-change-adaptation
UCSC scientists find microplastics in Monterey Bay water, anchovies, and seabirds
https://news.ucsc.edu/2022/11/microplastics.html