TWSWS Abstracts Portal

Photography as a tool for more accurate and increased species detections during wildlife surveys

Non-invasive sampling and DNA metabarcoding reveal foraging patterns and space-use of montane carnivore guild

Recovering threatened and endangered species in California: Recovery plans and the California Endangered Species Act

Surface mining impacts to sagebrush vegetation communities and greater sage-grouse populations

The Ecology of Longhorn Fairy Shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna) in California Rock Pools

Snapshot USA: An Annual Nationwide Mammal Survey

Landscape and population genetic insights into nutria (Myocastor coypus) invasion dynamics in California

Using the CalVTP Program EIR to Expedite Wildfire Resilience Projects

Implications of Climate Change for Sage-Grouse and the Future of Western Sagebrush Ecosystems

Anomalous summer rains and implications for conserving the San Joaquin Valley Giant Flower-loving Fly

Relationships between wildlife distributions and land use change in north-central California

Characterizing Barred Owl (Strix varia) Diet Along an Invasion Pathway

California Vegetation Treatment Project (CalVTP) Library Tools to Support Wildfire Resilience Projects

Influence of landscape changes on sage-grouse brood-rearing habitat within the Great Basin region of Nevada and California

Opportunities and Challenges for Pollinator Habitat on Solar Farms

Potential for Denning Behavior to Facilitate Transmission of Sarcoptic Mange in Endangered San Joaquin Kit Foxes

A new high-quality reference genome and whole genome resequencing of the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) to provide unprecedented insights into white-nose syndrome resistance in bats

Using Climate-adapted Landscape Monitoring (CALM) to prioritize management across large landscapes in support of post-fire restoration and pre-fire planning

Effects of manipulating common raven (Corvus corax) breeding success on raven and greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) populations in NV and CA

Bumble Bee Declines and Persistence: Lessons from the California Bumble Bee Atlas

Federal Policy Engagement with Local Impacts: Supporting Science-Based Decision Making From a Section Perspective

Exploring diet in a vanishing population of the blunt-nosed leopard lizard using DNA metabarcoding

Landscape design for biodiversity conservation and landscape resilience

Why Do Dusky Flycatchers nest in trees at high elevations?

Patterns of bumblebee (Bombus spp.) diversity on and near licensed cannabis farms in Humboldt County, California

Surviving with low genomic diversity: the impacts of reintroduction management on inbreeding and genetic load in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)

Monitoring Climate Change and Biodiversity through the California Sentinel Site Network

A review of the California Fish and Wildlife’s long-term mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) banding program.

Surveying California's Bumble Bee Royalty: Crotch's Bumble Bee Survey Approach

Application of lidar to assess the habitat selection of an endangered small mammal in an estuarine wetland environment

Whole genome sequences inform genetic rescue of the Sierra Nevada red fox in Lassen, California

Forest thinning effects on small mammal species in the Sierra Nevada

Optimizing Artificial Raft Placement for the Light-footed Ridgway's Rail

Hawaiian Hoary Bat Distribution and Five-year Trend in Occupancy on O'ahu

Just Add Water? Practical Habitat Management for Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse

Whole genome resequencing of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) reveals evolutionary lineages across California

Adaptive Management of Swainson's Hawk Leads to Nesting Success Adjacent to Transportation Construction

Weaving Indigenous and conventional science in shorebird monitoring

The Status of Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse Populations Throughout the San Francisco Estuary

Non-invasive Genetic Tracking of Habituated Black Bears (Ursus americanus) in the Tahoe Basin

Wildlife prioritization and assessment amidst drought heterogeneity in time and space

Autonomous Recording Units as a Method of Indexing Breeding Bird Abundance

Menacing Moananuiākea: Analyzing the Threat of Natural Disaster Inflicted Pests on Pacific Islands

The Value of Comprehensive Pre-Project Monitoring: Salt Marsh Harvest Mice at McInnis Marsh, Marin County as a Case Study

Poop to Pedigrees: Genetic Genealogy of California's Gray Wolves (C. l. lupus)

Butcherbirds on the Chopping Block: Using Population Viability Analysis to Better Manage for Climate Change

An ecosystem-scale assessment of the Spotted Owl and other indicators as umbrella species for avian biodiversity

Birds, bugs, and battle plans: assessing avian malaria on Hawaiʻi Island for honeycreeper conservation

Rising Waters: The Effects of Winter Flooding on Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse Persistence in Managed and Tidal Wetlands

Hidden in Plain Sight: California Native Habitats Are Valuable Carbon Sinks

First Successful Nesting of Black Oystercatchers among Endangered California Least Terns along the West Coast of North America

Optimizing Conservation Actions to Recover Sensitive Species Across Maui Nui

Breaking Barriers, an overview of wildlife crossing structures in California

A Decision Support Tool for Rangeland Grazing Planning and Management

Long-term Impacts of Urban Floodplain Management and Habitat Restoration on Lizard Communities in a Sonoran Desert City

Autumn Movements of Hoary Bats in California

Department of Defense Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (DoD PARC) Overview

Protecting Pumas through Science, Policy, and Art

Conservation lands - maximizing management objectives with easements

Juvenile Mojave Desert Tortoises Shift Night Microhabitats During Summer Heatwaves

Not waiting for dinner: novel daytime raptor predation on a Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) maternity colony

Managing Monarch Butterflies at Vandenberg Space Force Base

Techniques for Mapping and Monitoring Subtidal Wildlife Habitat in a Changing Climate

Megadisturbances and the declining efficacy of protected areas

Personality, Maternal effects, and Outcomes in the Wild for Mojave Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii)

Bat use of abandoned mines in California

Movement of weaned northern elephant seal pups during their first at-sea foraging migration

Enhancing stakeholder engagement in the wild world of wild horse issues

Wildlife in the Weeds: A Federal Program Addressing the Ecological Consequences of Cannabis Cultivation on National Forest Lands

Building a Case Criteria for Newt Mass Die-offs

CDFW's Bat Conservation and White-Nose Syndrome Response Project: Surveillance for WNS and the fungus that causes the disease.

Integrating Process-Based Restoration: Monitoring Wildlife Diversity and Habitat Response Post-Dam Removal at Beale AFB, CA

Forming a Species Specific Nonprofit for the Mohave Ground Squirrel

Evaluation of Risk to Mountain Lion Health and Movement from Illicit Cannabis Cultivation in Northwestern California

Seasonal migration and early-stage dispersal patterns in adult and juvenile red-legged frogs (Rana draytonii)

Amplifying Acoustics: Promoting Positive Awareness of Bat Populations through Volunteer Engagement

Headstarting desert tortoises: from growth, survival and hotter sex, to translocation and population augmentation and viability

Adaptive Management to Reduce Bat Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities

Integrating existing data to assess the risk of an expanding land use change on mammals

Frogs and Fish in the Klamath Mountains: Adaptive, Landscape-Level Management for Sensitive Species in the Face of Climate Change.

Habitat Restoration for Bats - Should we rethink the use of bat boxes for habitat restoration?

DoD Achieves Largest Delisting In ESA History

Advocacy, Ethics, and the Ramifications of Misplaced Advocacy.

Density-Dependent Habitat Selection and Home Range Sizes in a Recovering Population of Island Foxes (Urocyon littoralis) on Santa Rosa Island, California

Post-metamorphic survival in a population of California red-legged frogs (Rana draytonii); results from a 4-year study in Sonoma County, California

Climbers for Bat Conservation: citizen science to understand bat roosting ecology

Aspects of the Demography of a Relict and Tenuous Population of Northwestern Pond Turtles (Actinemys marmorata) in a West Mojave Desert Stream flowing onto Edwards Air Force Base

Collaboration Among Wildlife Career Pathways Educational Opportunities For Career Start and Career Advancement -- AND -- Career Growth at CDFW

Occupancy Modeling of Island Spotted Skunks

Wildfire Resilience: A Case Study of the Mosquito Fire and the California Red-Legged Frog

Results of Long-Term Bat Mitigation Monitoring: Artificial Replacement Habitat Supports Rare Townsends Big-Eared Bat, as well as Maternity Roosts of Common Bats

Managing California Tiger Salamander Migration at Travis Air Force Base, California

Wildlife Biologists and Environmental Laws: Shaping Careers and Conservation Outcomes -- AND -- Accomplishing Research Objectives Through the Private Sector and Academia

Use of genomic tools to investigate the evolutionary history of island spotted skunks

Build it and they will Come- Habitat Restoration Success for California Red-legged Frogs in Northern Baja California

The effects of wildfire on roost selection of the California myotis

An Unlikely Salamander; The Ecology and Evolution of the Newly Discovered Arguello Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps wakei).

Collaboration among professional wildlife biologists is important to successful conservation outcomes -- AND -- Q/A Session

Bats of the California Channel Islands: New Species Records from Capture, Sightings and Acoustic Monitoring

An effective technique for the translocation for California red-legged frog egg masses.

Thinking Outside the Box (Culvert): Bat Roosts in Culvert Structures and Implications for Conservation

Naval Base Coronado Western Snowy Plover (WSPL) and California Least Tern (CLTE) Management

Jaguars, ocelots, coatimundis ... Oh my: Species Composition and Temporal Overlap of a Diverse Carnivore Guild in the Sierra of Tamaulipas, Mexico

The San Joaquin Desert of California: Ecologically Misunderstood and Overlooked

Land Use Impacts on Movement Patterns of California Tiger Salamanders (Ambystoma californiense) in a Vernal Pool Complex

Monitoring, citizen science, and field data reveal a novel alpine breeding distribution and vegetation associations of a declining, habitat-specialist songbird

A hierarchical modelling approach to predict the distribution, density, and habitat relationships of fishers in Washington, Oregon, and California

Dietary Niche Overlap among Sierra Nevada Red Fox, Coyote, Bobcat, and Marten Reveals Possible Key Prey Items for Sierra Nevada Red Fox

Supporting Conservation and Recovery in the San Joaquin Desert: A Consultant's Perspective

Dipnet Surveys Provide Accurate Abundance Estimates for California Tiger Salamander and Pacific Treefrog Larvae

Assessing the feasibility of California-wide barred owl management

Resting locations, movement data, and giving up density experiments describe perceived risk by Humboldt martens within forests diverse in complexity

CANCELLED Puttin' in the RITs: Survival mechanisms and consequences of heterothermy in a desert-adapted ungulate

Comparison of San Joaquin Kit Fox Den and California Ground Squirrel Burrow Attributes

Burrow Excavations: A Review of a Common Take Avoidance Measure for Federally Threatened California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)

Severe wildfire poses a greater threat to forest owl communities than barred owls during the early stage of the invasion

A "living" habitat map for southern Sierra Nevada fishers

Using Novel and Traditional Survey Techniques to Monitor Small Mammal Species in Northwestern

A 25-year vision for recovering endangered species on restored farmland in the San Joaquin Valley

Predation on Breeding Northwestern Pond Turtles and Their Nests in Humboldt County, California

High-severity fire offsets predator energetic budgets

Measuring Drought Severity with Whiskers: Drought Influences Small Mammal Diet in Central California

Examining the Influence of Ecotypic Variation and Environmental Factors that Contribute to the Success of Translocated Bighorn Sheep

Pronghorn: the next step for San Joaquin Desert restoration?

Southwestern Pond Turtle Demographic Size and Sex Ratio Changes after Drought and Fire at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve

Using bioacoustics to enhance the efficiency of spotted owl surveys and facilitate forest restoration

Summary of USGS research on the American badger (Taxidea taxus) in San Diego County

An improved model and estimate of California's black bear population

Repatriating Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizards to Panoche Plateau: Lessons from Year 1

If you Build it Will they Come or do they Leave? The Effects of Tidal Restoration on Western Pond Turtle Home Range and Habitat Use

Updates and Insights from the First Two Years of the California Spotted Owl Bioacoustic Monitoring Program

Mortalities Associated with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in California Wild Mammals

Co-Occurrence of Black Bears, Mountain Lions and Gray Wolves In Northern California

Developing long-term, systems level species monitoring techniques within a research framework at the Panoche Valley Preserve

Multiscale occupancy of dusky-footed woodrats in the Sierra Nevada

Carnivore space use and habitat shape the distribution of Humboldt marten density in northern California

Logic-Based Site Planning for Wildlife Crossings

Climate and Flora of the San Joaquin Desert

10-yrs of occupancy monitoring for the endangered Pacific pocket mouse using track tubes: Program successes, challenges, and monitoring-management feedback loop