La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science

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UCLA study of threatened desert tortoises offers new conservation strategy

A new study, co-authored by La Kretz Center director Brad Shaffer and published today in Science, shows that animals with more genetic variation are more likely to survive translocation.

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Brad Shaffer in Times of San Diego: Joint Effort to Rescue Endangered Native Pond Turtles Proves Successful

A team of biologists — including members from the U.S. Geological Survey, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Forest Service, University of California, Los Angeles, Endemic Environmental Services Inc.,…

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A new paper published in PeerJ by IOES senior practicum students highlights deadly trends which are wearing away at the population stability of both species of Western Pond Turtle.

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As climate change messes with temperature and precipitation, California newts suffer

The study, co-authored by UCLA La Kretz Center researchers, is part of a larger effort to try to understand how climate change will affect amphibians across the state.

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La Kretz Center and Stunt Ranch Reserve award conservation science research grants to seven UCLA students

The UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science and the UC Natural Reserve System Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve are pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of our…

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Rachel Blakey Research in EurekAlert!: Changing Wildfires in the California’s Sierra Nevada May Threaten Northern Goshawks

Rachel Blakey’s research suggests fire, as it becomes more frequent and severe, poses a substantial risk to goshawks in the Sierra Nevada region.