Wildlife Tracking 101: A-what-a-grade?
October 16, 2019Animals have evolved various form of locomotion to get around. Terrestrial animals have common three types of locomotion: plantigrade, digitigrade, and unguligrade. You can see an animal’s locomotion type in…
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Wildlife Tracking 101: Anatomy of a Track
October 9, 2019To learn how to track you must first understand some basics of anatomy. If you can understand what part of the foot made that mark, and if you know terminology,…
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Borderlands Festival and Tracking Blitz
October 8, 2019This past Saturday we celebrated the borderland region by attending the Borderlands Festival hosted by Coronado National Memorial. There was great dancing, food, and fun for all. Sky Island Alliance…
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Wildlife Tracking 101: How Many Toes?
October 2, 2019Did you know you can separate animal footprints, also called tracks, based on how many toes you see? There are many variables that can affect how many toes show up…
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The Success of National Public Lands Day!
October 1, 2019Fifteen hard working Sky Island Alliance volunteers celebrated National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on Saturday. They helped remove fountain grass and other invasive plants from the Bear Canyon and Sabino…
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Meet a Cross-Border Cat—Jaguar
September 30, 2019Panthera onca, known as the jaguar, is the largest cat in the Americas. Revered in many cultures and religions, these powerful animals are the top predator in their environment. Their…
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Meet a Cross-Border Cat—Mountain Lion
September 25, 2019Puma concolor is known by many names: mountain lion, puma, cougar, catamount, and panther, but all refer to the same species. Mountain lions have the widest geographic range of any…
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Wildlife of the Borderlands
June 28, 2019Sky Island Alliance’s Border Camera Summary Sky Island Alliance has been monitoring seventeen cameras within thirty-five miles from the United States and Mexico border. These cameras have been operational since…
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