In honor of California Wildlife Day 2018 on March 20th, we celebrate this important occasion with a report on CuriOdyssey’s conservation program’s success. You can view the entire 2017 report here.

Our program focuses on conservation issues that impact San Mateo County and the native California animals that reside at CuriOdyssey. We accomplish this through participating in and supporting a variety of projects, including habitat restoration, sustainable practices, research, citizen science projects, and captive breeding.

Some highlights from our 2017 conservation and research report include:

Bobcat research:

• Bay Area Bobcat Study – Felidae reporting 4 new interns, a completed research paper out for publication, more trail cameras in various locations, and strong volunteer monitoring.

 

Frog monitoring:

• Bay Area Frog Watch reporting 11 new certified volunteers in 2017, with a total of 36 local observations between Feb ’17 and Aug ’17 (one observation even included visual of California’s threatened frog species the California red-legged frog).

 

Invasive plant removal:

• Coyote Point Marsh Restoration Project reporting over 900 gallons of invasive plant LIRA removed in 2017 by volunteers.

 

Native bee habitat establishment:

• Urban Bee Lab reporting on both their development of new sites for native bee habitats as well as their progress with training farmers on bee maintenance.

You can enjoy our full report of 13 projects and initiatives from 2017 here. Thank you.

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