Study finds plastic in stomachs of 20% of Mexican fish
Microplastics are created when plastic breaks down in ocean water.
Bald eagle numbers dip in Arizona despite more breeding area
While counts decreased over the previous year, an official said the expanded breeding areas point to a strong population.
Animal-masked artists protest construction of border wall
A group of Tucson artists staged an art performance near Lukeville last Sunday.
Exploring the future through the past: Tucson's Sunshine Mile.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: A preview of Film Fest Tucson 2019, and how one woman's dream of helping wildlife is making a big difference in the Sonoran Desert.
Without government aid, fishermen in Mexico return to endangered porpoise habitat
Fishermen in the Sea of Cortez say they haven't received compensation like in previous years, so they're returning to the vaquita marina's waters for shrimp season.
31 bison from Grand Canyon sent to Oklahoma tribe
Park officials say the hundreds of bison at the park are harming water sources and the landscape.
Court halts timber activity in Southwest over threatened owl
A U.S. district judge said government agencies have shirked their responsibility to count the Mexican spotted owl.
It's always bat night at the Mission Garden.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Climbing Mt. Lemmon in the bootprints of Sara Plummer Lemmon; and food writer Jane Stern's love affair with American diners.
Tortoise deserves endangered species protections, enviro groups say
Two conservation groups have filed suit over what they say is the failure of the federal government to protect the Sonoran desert tortoise.
Arizona bans hunting contests for killing coyotes
The ban doesn't apply to the lawful hunting of predators.
New border wall could further deplete groundwater supplies
Some scientists and conservationists worry the water needs of the new border wall could put a valuable desert oasis at risk.
"Never again, para nadie."
Also on Arizona Spotlight: New state law that may provide justice for greater numbers of Indigenous women and girls; A reaction to the Trump administration changing the Endangered Species Act; and a very short story from Aurelie Sheehan.
‘Build the wall’ across the San Pedro River? Many say ‘no’
Disparate groups agree that walling off Arizona's last free-flowing river is a bad idea.
Conservation groups look to block border wall construction
The groups have asked a federal judge for an injunction until a lawsuit challenging the project is decided.
Fish and Wildlife Service lays out concerns over border wall
The agency says wall construction through Pima and Cochise counties could harm many species.
