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The San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area of along the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley, California. It is within San Joaquin County and Stanislaus County. It protects more than 7,000 acres (28 km 2) of riparian woodlands, wetlands, and grasslands and hosts a diversity of native wildlife.
The San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge is located in Stanislaus County and San Joaquin County. It encompasses over 7,000 acres (28 km 2 ) of riparian woodlands, wetlands and grasslands that host a diversity of wildlife native to California's Central Valley.
Not only are these practices affecting the population of the Nelson's antelope squirrel, but they are also causing problems for other native animal and plant species in the San Joaquin Valley. Native plant species such as the kern mallow, San Joaquin woolly threads, California jewelflower, and Bakersfield cactus are all federally endangered ...
San Pablo vole, M. c. sanpabloensis (CDFW special concern; endemic) Amargosa vole, M. c. scirpensis (federal and state endangered; endemic) South coast marsh vole, M. c. stephensi (CDFW special concern; endemic) Owens Valley vole, M. c. vallicola (CDFW special concern; endemic) Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus; Montane vole, Microtus montanus
The San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) is an endangered species of fox that was formerly very common in the San Joaquin Valley and much of Central California.As an opportunistic hunter, the San Joaquin kit fox primarily preys on kangaroo rats but also targets white-footed mice, pocket mice, ground squirrels, rabbits, and ground-nesting birds.
Changes in precipitation patterns, including reduced rainfall and increase changes of drought, all caused by climate change, would affect San Joaquin kit fox populations. The change in the Central Valley from open grasslands to farms, orchards, houses and roads has most affected San Joaquin kit foxes, causing death, illness, injury, difficulty ...
This year, temperatures averaged about 4 degrees below normal in the mountains and foothills east of the San Joaquin Valley, and precipitation was well above normal in both the mountains and the ...
Corral Hollow is located at the junction of the San Joaquin Valley and the Coast Ranges which border it to the west. [4] It is northernmost of a number of east-west valleys running from the Diablo Range into the San Joaquin Valley, and is the northern limit for a number of desert-adapted species of plants and animals, [4] including glossy snakes, black-headed snakes, and spadefoot toads. [7]