Smithsonian Science News https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/smithsonian-science-news/rss en Environment & Wildlife Tue, 22 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Smithsonian Science News https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2015/09/22/drought-slows-wildlife-reproduction-on-californias-channel-islands https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2015/09/22/drought-slows-wildlife-reproduction-on-californias-channel-islands Numerous species on these isolated islands have delayed breeding activity, in some cases for years. It remain to be seen if this will affect their long-term survival.