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Scientists at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center study the many ecosystems of the Pacific Southwest. Follow our expeditions and projects through this outreach page, and learn more about your local landscape with our library of Outreach Factsheets and photos. Thanks for joining us!

Ben Young Landis
Outreach and Communications Coordinator

WERC Headquarters
3020 State University Drive East
Sacramento, CA 95819
Phone: (916) 278-9495
Fax: (916) 278-9475
Email: blandis@usgs.gov
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Duke the bobcat leaps to freedom after being rehabilited by Fund for Animals Wildlife Center as part of a USGS/SDSU project. --Photographer: Courtesy of Megan Jennings/SDSU
"Duke" the Bobcat Leaps to Freedom in San Diego
THURSDAY APR 12 2012
Duke the college basketball team may have stumbled out of the gate this March, but Duke the bobcat was able to defeat malnourishment and mange and bou ...more
A mountain lion captured on cameras operated by USGS and Cooper Ecological Monitoring. --Photographer: USGS/Cooper Ecological Monitoring
New Cougar Sighted, Captured Near Hollywood
TUESDAY APR 10 2012
In February, research cameras located just west of the famed Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles captured photos of a mountain lion (Puma concolor), provi ...more
Robert Fisher at UC Berkeley --Photographer: UC Berkeley Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
VIDEO: Southern California's Fragmenting Landscape
WEDNESDAY OCT 05 2011
Southern California, land of Hollywood glitz and military might. But it is also home to a highly biodiverse landscape of unique plants and animals. ...more
Male bobcat near Hwy 71 --Photographer: Lisa Lyren/USGS
VIDEO: How Did the Bobcat Cross the Road?
THURSDAY SEP 01 2011
If you block the road to a school or major grocery store, which detour will drivers most likely take to get there? Similarly, if you build a road that ...more
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