Meet a Cross-Border Cat—Bobcat
September 21, 2019Lynx rufus is small wildcat that prowls deserts and forests from Central Mexico to Canada. Slightly larger than a house cat, these adaptable felines love to hunt rabbits throughout the…
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Wildlife at the Wall
September 19, 2019The US-Mexico border runs through the heart of the Sky Island Region—a unique continental crossroads between temperate and neotropical worlds—rich with both human and animal life. For millennia, wildlife freely…
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Santa Rita Mountains Saved for Now
August 6, 2019Last week in the Sky Island region was momentous. Wednesday evening a federal district judge blocked construction of the Rosemont Mine, a proposed open-pit copper mine in the Santa Rita…
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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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Spring 2019 Wildlife Camera Report
June 27, 2019We would like to give a huge thanks to every single one of our Volunteer Wildlife Camera Monitors! They work very hard and dedicate long hours to check and maintain…
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Responding to the extinction crisis in the Sky Islands
May 15, 2019It’s been a tough month of bad news for wildlife, water, and all of us that call the Sky Island region home. Amidst a raft of destructive proposals, the UN…
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Check out which animals were the most photographed in Fall 2018
February 22, 2019We would like to give a huge thanks to every single one of our Volunteer Wildlife Camera Monitors who work very hard and dedicate long hours to check and maintain…
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Melissa’s intern photo essay: canyons, cliffs, and grasslands
July 19, 2018by Melissa Galindo, 2018 Doris Duke Conservation Scholar Halfway through my internship with Sky Island Alliance, and I’ve seen so much already! Is it hot out here? My attempt to…
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Tasia’s intern photo essay: 4 weeks, 2 countries, countless memories
by Tasia North, 2018 Doris Duke Conservation Scholar Four weeks in, four weeks to go, in my internship with Sky Island Alliance. The sun sets on a hard day’s work…
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Raise your voice to protect the San Pedro!
July 11, 2018Public comment period open now. The San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA) is a natural gem that sits at the heart of the Sky Island Region. Encompassing 40 miles…
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