Endangered Ocelot Traverses 4 Sky Islands, Setting Record and Inspiring Conservation Efforts
April 20, 2026This March, Sky Island Alliance and Phoenix Zoo published a study describing the remarkable journey of a male ocelot across four mountain ranges in the Sky Islands of Arizona, the…
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Touring Sierra San José — An Area to Be Voluntarily Designated for Conservation
July 17, 2025Recently we visited Sierra San José, a Sky Island located within the Ejido Naco in Sonora. For this expedition, our team was made up of volunteers from both sides of…
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Wildlife Camera Workshops Inspire in Sonora
June 27, 2025Earlier this summer, Sky Island Alliance joined two separate events to help teach a new generation how to install and use remote cameras to promote wildlife conservation. On May 30-31…
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FotoFauna Photo Management Hacks
March 2, 2022Sky Island FotoFauna is our regional wildlife camera network powered by volunteers sharing monthly species checklists in Mexico and the U.S. To submit data, FotoFauna only requires one photo per…
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Monsoons, Meso-carnivores, and Bears, Oh My! Two Months of Camera Data from the Coronado National Memorial
August 11, 2021A little over two months ago, Sky Island Alliance staff and intrepid volunteers extended our Border Wildlife Study east into the Coronado National Memorial in the Huachuca Mountains with Block…
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Community’s Choice: The Best 18 FotoFauna Photos of Winter 2021
March 26, 2021Our December FotoFauna photo contest was so much fun—with everyone cracking wildlife jokes and enjoying exciting regional photos—that we decided to do it all over again! This time, the Sky…
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Community’s Choice: The 19 Best FotoFauna Photos of 2020
December 17, 2020As 2020 comes to an end, we’re excited to look back at the best FotoFauna submissions of the year. Judges from several partnering organizations first helped us whittle 1,000+ photos…
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Where to Mount a Backyard Wildlife Camera
August 17, 2020Choosing a location for a wildlife camera in your backyard is a really fun process but may require some trial and error to get just the right perspective of animals on the move around your home….
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Cómo los datos de cámaras trampa pueden cambiar ley
February 20, 2020La carretera 2 en el norte de Sonora, México, es una de las principales barreras que previene a la vida silvestre moverse entre el norte y el sur en la…
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How wildlife camera data can change policy
February 19, 2020Highway 2 in northern Sonora, Mexico is one of the major barriers for wildlife to move north and south in the Sky Island region. Due to this concern Sky Island Alliance, in collaboration…
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