The observations occurred in 2024 — the 12th year of the Long-term Behavioral Ecology of California Ground Squirrels Project conducted at Briones Regional Park in Contra Costa County. Out of 74 ...

The research, published Wednesday in the Journal of Ethology, is part of the Long-Term Behavioral Ecology of California Ground Squirrels Project at Briones Regional Park in Contra Costa County.

But these California ground squirrels appear to have developed a taste for mammal meat. The new observations occurred over the summer and were part of the Long-term Behavioral Ecology of ...

Northern California’s Quiroste Valley today is largely ... (Courtesy Antone Perucci) This fire ecology research suggests that anthropogenic, or human-made, fires would create a landscape ...

The California ground squirrel seems innocent ... and how it affects the larger ecology of the natural landscape. The researchers plan to return to Briones next summer to see what impact, if ...

Out of 74 interactions the Long-term Behavioral Ecology of California Ground Squirrels Project observed at Contra Costa County’s Briones Regional Park, 42 percent involved active hunting of the ...

Since 2012, the two universities have been studying the long-term behavioral ecology of California Ground squirrels. In June and July 2024, more than 70 squirrels were witnessed taking part in ...

The observations occurred in 2024 — the 12th year of the Long-term Behavioral Ecology of California Ground Squirrels Project conducted at Briones Regional Park in Contra Costa County.