ToxicologyFeatured
The Exemptions Swallowed the Rule
California restricted second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides in 2020. The exemptions cover the majority of actual use. We read the regulation.
A Barn Owl, Central Valley
September 2026
Environmental Reporting
Raptor Newsroom
Habitat, water, toxicology, climate, and the rights of nature — reported from the territories where these issues are not abstractions.
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ClimateThe Water That Is No Longer There
Sierra Nevada snowpack has declined 30% since 1950. The allocation system was designed around a resource that no longer exists at the volumes assumed.
A Golden Eagle, Sierra Nevada
August 2026
WatershedThe Indicator Species Has Indicated
The Delta smelt is functionally extinct in the wild. It was telling us something. We were not listening.
An Osprey, Sacramento Delta
August 2026
GrasslandCommon Does Not Mean Stable
The American kestrel is the most common falcon in North America. It has declined by more than 50% in some regions over the past fifty years. The research is not the problem.
An American Kestrel, San Joaquin Valley
July 2026
ToxicologyA Solved Problem That Remains Unsolved
Lead ammunition fragments on impact. The fragments disperse through the carcass. Every scavenger that feeds on the gut pile is exposed. Non-toxic alternatives exist. The transition has not been completed.
A Red-Tailed Hawk, Bay Area
July 2026
Regulatory HistoryDDT Was Banned. The Framework That Permitted It Was Not.
The peregrine falcon was declared recovered in 1999. The regulatory conditions that produced the DDT crisis have not been structurally addressed.
A Peregrine Falcon, Coastal California
June 2026