AZ: Endangered Species & Wildlife
AZ group highlights importance of pollinators on Earth Day
Today is Earth Day, and one initiative in southern Arizona is helping build public gardens providing beneficial habitat for pollinators, from Monarch …
AZ coalition seeks expansion of wildlife refuge and protection of ancestral lands
An Arizona-based coalition is calling on the Department of the Interior to expand the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in addition to returning …
BLM Seeks Public Comment on Wild Burro Management in AZ
The wild burro population in northwest Arizona is about four times the appropriate management level, according to the Bureau of Land Management…
AZ Tribal Nations, Lawmakers Want New Grand Canyon Nat'l. Monument
President Joe Biden has designated new national monuments in Nevada and Texas - and some in Arizona say it is time to do the same for the Grand Canyon…
Mexican Gray Wolf Population Rebounds in AZ
The Mexican Gray Wolf population in Arizona is on the rise. For the first time since reintroduction into the wild, the population of wolves across …
New Map Outlines Reasons for Protecting Great Bend of Gila
Conservation groups have added an interactive story map to their toolkit as they continue to push for permanent protections for the Great Bend of the …
Monarch Butterfly Winter Count Increases in AZ, CA; More Efforts Urged
Wildlife specialists are celebrating the more than 330,000 monarch butterflies which were counted this winter season in Arizona and neighboring Califo…
Aumenta el conteo invernal de mariposas monarca en AZ y CA
Los especialistas en vida silvestre están celebrando las más de 330,000 mariposas monarca que se contaron esta temporada de invierno en Ariz…
BLM Prioritizes AZ Habitat Connectivity for Wildlife
The Bureau of Land Management says it will prioritize habitat connectivity of public lands in Arizona and other states, to improve migration routes …
Film to Document Environmental Damage Along AZ Border Wall
Conservationists say the 400 miles of walls recently built along the U.S.-Mexico border are causing significant ecological damage and blocking the mi…
Voters in AZ, West Worried About Water, Climate Change
Voters in Arizona and across the West are increasingly concerned about the effects of climate change on the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountains…
Judge Orders Poaching Protections for Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves
TUCSON, Ariz. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has six months to develop new language in its Mexican gray wolf recovery plan, after a judge ruled …