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California Impact

Red-tailed hawk perched outdoors at Dixon Lake in California, showing its mottled brown feathers and characteristic reddish tail.

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Raptors Fall Prey to Microplastics

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Four pronghorn antelope stand in a dry, grassy field; one lowers its head to graze while the others look alert across the open landscape.

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Thriving vs. Surviving

Elephant seal lying on a kelp-strewn beach raises its head with mouth open, vocalizing, with rocky shoreline and ocean waves in the background; another seal rests nearby.

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Students Study a Treasured Local Species

Cal Poly student in Plant Conservatory

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Urban Tree Diversity and Global Warming

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Expanding Rattlesnake Cam Project Contributes to Science Education, Public Perception

California could triple the southern sea otter population by recolonizing San Francisco Bay.

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Cal Poly Contributes to Study on Ways to Increase Sea Otter Population

Katie Pearson picks up a piece of paper with a dried plant on it from a stack of more paper and plants. Three students watch her.

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Cal Poly Leads Effort to Digitize State's Botanical History