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A Miracle of Survival! A Franciscan Manzanita--a species thought to have been extinct in the wild for almost 70 years--is rediscovered at a construction site near the Golden Gate Bridge.
Spotted owls are one of the most iconic threatened species in the West. But despite two decades of work to bring them back, their numbers are still declining. That may be due in part to a new threat - not from humans, but from other owls.
Over a million visitors tour Alcatraz every year, but a recent discovery has revealed another attraction that lives within the shadows of this historical prison: glowing millipedes of Alcatraz.
The redwoods in Muir Woods provide ideal Coho Salmon habitat, providing woody debris to protect young salmon in the creeks and keeping them shaded and cool. But the Coho in Muir Woods Redwood Creek are endangered, and local biologists and volunteers are working to protect the salmon and restore their habitat.
Spotted owls are one of the most iconic threatened species in the West. But their numbers are still declining that may be due in part to a new threat, not from humans, but from other owls.
