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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
UCLA Newsroom recently asked La Kretz Center Director Brad Shaffer about why climate change makes it even more urgent to strengthen citizen science programs and connect them to established scientific networks.
The La Kretz Center assumes responsibility for the administration of the Stunt Ranch Reserve, and expands its field station into a multi-site research and teaching environment for regional conservation science in the Santa Monica Mountains