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Yosemite Conservancy donors have supported the park’s bear management program through numerous grants over the years, including by funding equipment to track black bears, which helps improve understanding of the animals’ behavior and ensure visitor safety. Credit: Bob Roney.
Scientists study Yosemite’s songbirds through a long-running research program supported by Yosemite Conservancy donors. In 2019, Yosemite’s bird-banding program is celebrating its 30th consecutive season. Credit: Courtesy of NPS.
In 2019, Yosemite Conservancy donors are supporting efforts to study and protect Yosemite’s peregrine falcon population. Credit: Courtesy of NPS.
With support from Yosemite Conservancy donors, scientists are working to restore the park’s population of endangered Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs and other native amphibians. Credit: USGS/Devin Edmonds.
With support from Yosemite Conservancy donors, scientists are working to restore the park’s population of endangered Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs and other native amphibians. Credit: USGS/Devin Edmonds.
In 2015, scientists reported the first confirmed sighting of a rare Sierra Nevada red fox within Yosemite National Park in nearly 100 years. This historic image of the fox was captured with a motion-sensitive camera as part of a research effort supported by Yosemite Conservancy donors. A 2019 Conservancy grant is helping scientists continue to study the park’s population of this elusive mammal. Credit: Courtesy of NPS.
A 2019 Yosemite Conservancy grant is funding research on Yosemite’s population of mountain lions, an important predator species. Credit: Tobe Roberts via Pexels.
With support from Yosemite Conservancy donors, scientists are studying the bats that roost on Yosemite’s big walls. Credit: USGS/Paul Cryan.
Through a 2019 Conservancy-supported project, researchers are surveying how people use the Pacific Crest/John Muir Trail in the park. Results will help inform efforts to improve wilderness access and protect habitat along the iconic trail. Credit: Yosemite Conservancy/Keith Walklet.
