Jump to navigation By 08/04/2021 Humans aren’t the only creatures affected by our drought. Last winter’s historically low rainfall is reshaping the habits and habitats of West Marin’s wildlife—helping some, hurting others. “Wherever there is water, animals are pulling in closer to it,” naturalist and tracker Richard Vacha said. While fog helps keep the region’s coastline moist, softening the drought’s blow, our more interior landscapes are unseasonably dry. Instead of mid-summer, it feels like early autumn. “Wetlands that usually remain wet until August and September were dried by June or July this year,” said Megan Isadore of the River Otter Ecology Project.