Lab News

The Shaffer lab recently received a collection support and stabilization grant from the California Institute for Biodiversity (CIB) to accession

Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center | 6-8 March 2026 We hope you can join us for the first weekend-long HerpFest in

Robert Cooper and Erin Tofflemier recently moved on from the Shaffer Lab to faculty positions at Virginia Tech University. Robert

Postdoc Zac MacDonald recently moved on from the Shaffer Lab to an assistant professorship at UC Riverside  After completing his

Has the dire wolf truly been resurrected? UCLA professor and evolutionary biologist Bradley Shaffer discussed the recent scientific breakthrough for

In the midst of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, Brad spoke on NPR’s “AirTalk with Larry Mantle” about wildfire’s impact

Joey’s research focuses on the impacts of anthropogenic stressors on bat community composition in urban areas across California. Specifically, using

Conserving California’s endangered species Fifty years ago, under President Richard Nixon, the United States officially enshrined into law the Endangered

Brad Shaffer, director of UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, discusses