Wildlife Crossings Connect Critical Habitats Disrupted by Arizona Highways
July 5, 2018Highways in Arizona traverse open and urban areas, connecting people across the state. But roadways often create dangerous habitat divides for wildlife. Now, unlikely partners are developing what they hope…
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Lion hunter trapped jaguar that was killed, Mexican rancher was told
July 2, 2018A prominent northern Sonora rancher heavily involved in conservation work says he’s been told by sources that the dead jaguar whose pelt recently appeared online was trapped and killed by…
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Climate change is making it harder to revive damaged land
Carianne Campbell remembers the exact moment she fell in love with the Sonoran Desert. As a botany major in college, she joined a class field trip to Organ Pipe Cactus…
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Colaboración binacional entre parques hermanos
May 8, 2018Un buen ejemplo de cómo los habitantes de ambos lados de la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos nos oponemos a la fría separación de las naciones, es jugar al…
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Second local March for Science rally on Sunday at Reid Park
April 12, 2018March for Science Southern Arizona is holding its second rally with the hopes of evolving into a larger organization that focuses year-round on science education, literacy and outreach.
Along the border, 500 miles of desert species
April 5, 2018One early March morning in southern Arizona’s Coronado National Memorial, an uneven line of scientists and amateur naturalists in floppy hats and hiking pants crept up a steep hillside through…
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The desert, divided
March 19, 2018In early January, almost everyone in the country seemed to have the flu, including U.S. House Rep. Raúl Grijalva. “My grandkids made me sick!” he exclaimed over the phone from…
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Border BioBlitz documents Santa Ana wildlife in binational science effort
March 13, 2018ALAMO — Looking to preserve the biodiversity of the Rio Grande Valley, volunteers from both sides of the border have been working to document as many species as possible. Last…
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Where to Embark on a Sky Island Adventure
February 26, 2018It’s the most romantic name in the world for a mountain: sky island. The two words conjure up a magical, lofty kingdom from Avatar or your favorite children’s book, and…
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Groups plan longer Tucson campaign to beat back invasive buffel grass
January 29, 2018Doug Siegel is among thousands of volunteers on a mission to “Save Our Saguaros,” one clump of buffelgrass at a time. “The Sonoran Desert is one of the most diverse…
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