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Mexican gray wolf, Canis lupus baileyi

Reintroduction of Wolves Remains Contentious

Supporters cheer Mexican gray's recovery; cattlemen still opposed
A bright red bird sits perched on a tree branch.

Desert River Harbors Life

San Pedro encompasses multiple wildlife habitats

UA Develops iPhone Dust Storm App

Free download gives user real-time info on issues anywhere in US
Aureum Chaos, a region on Mars, photographed March 20, 2013 by HiRISE, a University of Arizona experiment on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Learning From Asteroids Pummeling Mars

UA HiRISE camera documents space-rock strikes on red planet
Water levels at the Colorado River basin.

AZ Week: Water Supply, Demand Assessed

Colorado River already overdrawn, but all parties acting with urgency
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

Museum Lets Raptors Take Wing

Twice-a-day free flights of red-tailed hawks, great horned owls
A rescued bobcat takes a rest at the Tucson Wildlife Center.

New Beginnings for Wild Animals

Facility in Southern Arizona takes in hundreds of critters
An owl nest is spotted on top of a highly electrified power line.

Urban Raptors Learn to Co-Exist

Owls, hawks, others adapt to city life, despite hazards

AZ, NM Wolf Numbers Growing

Estimated 75 in 13 packs, including 20 pups, feds say
Technician-hiker plies Grand Canyon trails with panoramic cameras for Google Earth.

Grand Canyon Hike? Google It

Panoramic photos take online users on Bright Angel Trail
Sunset at Yavapai Point, along the Grand Canyon's South Rim.

EPA Wants to Clear Air in Grand Canyon

Navajo Generating Station's emissions targeted in proposed new rule
The monsoon made a big impact this week, and the wet weather was a welcome reprieve from our areas ongoing drought conditions.

2012: The Year in Tucson Weather

Last 12 months had average monsoon, tied for warmest summer ever
Elissa Fazio and other Hummingbird Monitoring Network volunteers are uncovering the secrets of hummingbirds.

Homing in on Hummingbirds

Licensed rehabilitator seeks volunteers
Saturday's rain marked one of the earliest times on record that rain has fallen in the "official" monsoon.

Forecasters See Return Of El Niño

Weather phenomenon may form in October, bring Southern AZ wet winter
In Georgescu's highest-growth scenarios, temperatures in Arizona could rise as much as 4 degrees Celsius (about 7 degrees Fahrenheit) by 2050 due to the urban heat island effect alone. As shown in the map, that warming would also affect climate conditions in the central U.S.

Web Feature: A Burning Question

Researchers find that heat and growth go hand in hand for Arizona
Mark McLemore speaks about the 2nd annual Tucson Bird and Wildlife Festival which is organized by the Tucson Audubon Society and is being held from Wednesday August 15 to Sunday August 19th.

Braving the Heat Brings Birding Rewards

Despite the heat, August offers unique opportunities for local birders

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