After the sun sets and darkness falls over the vineyards near Lodi, American barn owls start to glide above the grapevines in search of rodents below. As the birds hunt, researchers at the University of California, Davis, and California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, and San Luis Obispo, are paying attention to how noises echoing through the fields influence these nocturnal raptors.
The Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology is dedicated to the research and training in the fields of biology, ecology and conservation of all wildlife and fish species, and to resolution of human-wildlife conflicts. The program promotes research and understanding of the biology wild vertebrates, including native, non-native and pest species with the goal of improving management of these species for the people of California and elsewhere.
