Coatis and Camera Sniffs: My Time as a Wildlife Intern With SIA
August 25, 2026Today marks my final day as a wildlife intern at Sky Island Alliance, and I couldn’t be more grateful for the work I’ve gotten to do here. I joined SIA…
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An Aerial Tour of the Border Wall’s Advance
August 12, 2026The border as we know it is changing daily as the Trump administration moves forward with its plans for more steel wall. Important wildlife corridors are being severed, creating major…
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Border Wall Construction Cuts Through Shaded, Biodiverse Corner of San Rafael Valley
July 27, 2026Border wall construction continues in southern Arizona’s San Rafael Valley, causing senseless destruction. Cottonwoods estimated to be as old as our country have been toppled in Lochiel. And as you…
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Feds Dam Santa Cruz River Ahead of Border Wall Construction
June 22, 2026Video by Leslie Ann Epperson, SmallWheel Films. This is the second video in a series on border wall developments in the San Rafael Valley. More tough news from the San…
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Wildlife and the Wall in the Arizona-Sonora Borderlands
May 19, 2026Border wall construction in southern Arizona’s wild and scenic San Rafael Valley continues, with 12 of 27 miles completed and new wall going up each day. As you can see…
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A Look Ahead at 2026
January 6, 2026We made it through the wild ride that was 2025 and find ourselves looking ahead as Sky Island winter settles around us. This year is already off to a different…
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Best of 2025: SIA Wildlife Camera Photos
December 19, 2025Every year we review hundreds of thousands of photos as part of our Border Wildlife Study, and in addition to the invaluable data we receive about the presence/absence of species…
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Wildlife Research at the Border During Wall Construction
August 28, 2025Concerned about all the recent developments at the border and not sure where that leaves wildlife? In this virtual Coffee Break, Sky Island Alliance’s Program Director Emily Burns and Wildlife…
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Return of the Jaguar
August 8, 2025The remarkable news from the University of Arizona’s Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center of the jaguar’s return to Arizona this week is a powerful reminder of how the Sky…
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A Look Ahead at 2025
January 7, 2025We’re entering 2025 with our biggest portfolio of projects in recent years! We’ll be out in the Sky Islands working with you — our amazing volunteers and supporters — to…
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