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“Given that there are only two neck vertebrae, they’re doing an awful lot of reconstructing,” said Brad Shaffer, an evolutionary biologist at UCLA not involved in the new study. However, he…
UCLA research on the role of behavioral ecology in improving wildlife conservation and management was cited as one of the most popular papers in a top science journal. “A systematic survey of…
One of the most important hotspots of biodiversity in the United States, California is home to many native amphibians and reptiles found nowhere else on earth. Climate change impacts, human development,…
Dr. Peter Raven, President Emeritus and former Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden
Los Angeles ranks among the world’s top 40 biodiversity hotspots—it has a diverse range of species, many of which are under threat. Making this metropolis a living laboratory of native…
H. Bradley Shaffer, Director, La Kretz Center; Professor, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
A discussion presented in partnership with the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum With the imminent revitalization of the L.A. River, the city’s landscape is about to transform. But how…
Will the restored waterway once again be a habitat for native fish and plants? A UCLA La Kretz Center expert weighs in
A paper published by La Kretz postdoc John Benson and National Park Service scientists found that mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains face the possibility of extinction in the near future
La Kretz Center scientists are working to save endangered California tiger salamanders, Southwestern pond turtles, and California newts
A new study by La Kretz Center and National Park Service scientists finds surprising results
Joint project by UCLA La Kretz Center and the U.S. National Park Service is first to investigate where the cats hunt in highly urbanized areas