Mexican wildlife managers release 2 pairs of wolves
The wolves came from the Ladder Ranch in southern New Mexico and were placed in two areas in the state of Chihuahua.
Pygmy owl could get protections again; comment period ends Feb. 22
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list a tiny desert owl as a threatened species.
U.S. files complaint citing Mexico's lack of protections for vaquita marina porpoise
In the first environmental complaint under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the U.S. is calling for a consultation with Mexico over protections for a critically endangered porpoise.
US proposes changes to Mexican gray wolf management
Officials argue removing population limits and setting goals for genetic diversity will help the endangered species.
U.S. formally removes Colorado River fish's endangered status
The humpback chub is one of about a dozen that are native to the Colorado River system and four that are currently endangered.
Mexico, Sea Shepherd reach agreement to return patrol ships to Sea of Cortez
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s activist crews will once again patrol the Upper Gulf of California for fishing nets considered the leading threat to the vaquita marina porpoise.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife rejects Rosemont Copper petition to shrink critical jaguar habitat
Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals sought to deem a portion of the Santa Rita range no longer essential for jaguars.
The Desert Blooms in a Bountiful Monsoon.
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One year after Bighorn Fire, Coronado National Forest fire risk remains high
Drought conditions have worsened over the last year.
"The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy" - Are there universal laws of biology?
Also on Arizona Spotlight: The City of Tucson changes policy on recycling glass; taking a nature hike along Cienega Creek; and a reminder of the positive difference you can make in your own backyard.
Gila topminnow repopulate native waters
A tiny, endangered native fish is making a comeback in the Santa Cruz River.
Biden halted border wall construction. Now what?
Environmental and human rights advocates hope to steer the administration toward a new vision at the border.
BLM plans prescribed burn in San Pedro conservation area
The agency is planning to conduct a prescribed burn in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area sometime this month.
After months of border wall construction, a look at the damage done
As President Biden takes the helm, conservation groups take stock of the border wall’s environmental impacts.
In Arizona, building a wall — and destroying a canyon
In a mountain range too steep to cross, the Department of Homeland Security is spending millions of dollars on five miles of border wall.
