User:Livi2026/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

California ground squirrel

 * Article title
 * California ground squirrel


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is pretty strong since it isn't under review by Wikipedia, it's not a conflict of interest, and there's no gaps in the map at the bottom of the page. That probably means I wouldn't be able to contribute much.


 * Sources
 * Helgen, Kristofer M.; Cole, F. Russel; Helgen, Lauren E.; Wilson, Don E. (2009). "Generic revision in the Holarctic ground squirrel genus Spermophilus". Journal of Mammalogy. (gathered from article sources)

California sea lion

 * Article title
 * California sea lion


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is marked as a good article in Wikipedia, which means I probably would not have much to contribute.


 * Sources
 * "Fossilworks: Zalophus californianus". (gathered from article sources)

San Francisco fog

 * San Francisco fog
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article isn't under review by Wikipedia and it's not a conflict of interest but I notice it doesn't have anything about the impact climate change is having on the fog patterns in San Francisco; this could be something for me to contribute.
 * This article isn't under review by Wikipedia and it's not a conflict of interest but I notice it doesn't have anything about the impact climate change is having on the fog patterns in San Francisco; this could be something for me to contribute.


 * Sources
 * https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/09/14/climate/san-francisco-fog.html

Sea otter

 * Sea otter
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article isn't under review by Wikipedia and it's not a conflict of interest but it doesn't have anything about the dispositions of sea otters (that I could find), which I think makes the critters more interesting. I don't know if it's customary to include notes on disposition in articles about animals but it seems to be such an important part of sea otters, so perhaps this gap is something I could fill.
 * This article isn't under review by Wikipedia and it's not a conflict of interest but it doesn't have anything about the dispositions of sea otters (that I could find), which I think makes the critters more interesting. I don't know if it's customary to include notes on disposition in articles about animals but it seems to be such an important part of sea otters, so perhaps this gap is something I could fill.


 * Sources
 * https://www.vox.com/2014/4/24/5640890/otters-rape-baby-seals-monsters-bad

Eschscholzia californica

 * Eschscholzia californica
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article isn't under review by Wikipedia and it's not a conflict of interest but it doesn't have anything about it's significance to the Indigenous peoples of California; I don't know if this is important to information about the plant AT ALL but it seems like a gap I could fill; I don't know if it's necessary though.
 * This article isn't under review by Wikipedia and it's not a conflict of interest but it doesn't have anything about it's significance to the Indigenous peoples of California; I don't know if this is important to information about the plant AT ALL but it seems like a gap I could fill; I don't know if it's necessary though.


 * Sources
 * https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_PLANTMATERIALS/publications/capmcpg13360.pdf