Conservation Science

Studies by fellows Kathy Zeller and Sarah Reed find that wildlife is just not that into you, and that your presence has a big impact.

Northern Atlantic right whale length-at-age is decreasing due to the impacts of sub-lethal entanglements, and the body condition of the population is poorer than closely related southern right whales.

Schmidt Science Fellows envisions a world where interdisciplinary science can flourish and accelerate discoveries that tackle major challenges and have a positive impact. Christine Wilkinson plans to use the opportunity to pivot from ecology to computer science.

Jade Johnson is part of a research team that has found new and mysterious DDT chemicals accumulating in coastal California condors.

Salmon, sturgeon, lamprey and other fish have been keystone cultural species for Native American tribes of the Klamath River Basin for thousands of years. Keith's work merges the paradigms of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and western ecological knowledge to manage these species.

Protected areas are essential to conserving biodiversity, yet changing climatic conditions challenge their efficacy. For example, novel and disappearing climates within the protected area network indicate that extant species may not have suitable climate in protected areas in the future.