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A Mexican Gray Wolf pads through brush near a chain link fence.

New Plan for Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery, 35 Years Later

Plan calls for focusing recovery efforts for endangered wolf in Arizona.
A study will look at whether a predator-prevention program threatens ocelots in Arizona and Texas.

Government to Study Predator Program's Danger to Ocelot

Federal study tries to keep predator-prevention program from harming the endangered wild cat.
Some tortoises are fitted with small GPS devices. This allows researchers to monitor travel patterns, as well as an animal’s overall health.

Team Maps Genome of Mojave Desert Tortoise

Researchers are looking there for a 'gold mine' of information about changes and adaptations.
Female Gila topminnows (pictured here) grow to approximately 2 inches and males are about half as big.

Big Role for Little Fish: Mosquito Control in Pima County

Officials hope the native Gila topminnow will be effective replacement for mosquitofish.
Footprint of the Sawmill Fire, showing black line for containment along 94% of its perimeter, May 1, 2017.

Sawmill Fire 94% Contained, Evacuation Notices Lifted

Human-caused fire burned nearly 47,000 acres southeast of Tucson.
A Mexican Gray Wolf pads through brush near a chain link fence.

New Idea in 30-Year Effort to Save Mexican Wolf

State game official says captive-bred pups are the problem, so raise them with wild pups.
Arizona Game and Fish volunteer Cecilia Vigil holds an injured red-tailed hawk at the Arizona Western College campus aviary.

Blocking Biodiversity: Why a 'Great Wall' Might Not Be Great for Wildlife

A border wall could impact numerous endangered species, including jaguars.
Mule deer on a ridge.

Reward Offered in Deer Poaching Case Near San Manuel

'Poachers aren't hunters,' state Game and Fish says after deer shot outside of hunting season.
A baby Sonoran desert tortoise.

Best Pet for Sonora? Desert Tortoises Up for Adoption

Nearly 100 captive-born tortoises up for adoption to homes in Sonoran Desert.
A Mexican gray wolf

Wildlife Officials Pleased With Growing Mexican Gray Wolf Count

Wolf count rebounds to 113 after drop the previous year.

First Day Hikes Celebrates 60th Year in Arizona State Parks

Come Sunday, more than 60 events will be held statewide, 7 in Southern Arizona.
A photo of a Jaguar in the Huachuca Mountains taken on Dec. 1, 2016

Jaguar Photographed in Huachuca Mountains, a First

Preliminary indications are that the animal has not been spotted before.
The location for the release of bighorn sheep in the Santa Catalina Mountains in an effort to re-establish a herd there, Nov. 22, 2016.

20 More Bighorns Released; Catalina Herd Called Viable

There are no more planned translocations or lethal removal of mountain lions.
A monarch butterfly.

Southwest Monarch Study Gets $89K To Track Butterflies

The award was part of a larger effort to aid in the recovery of a declining Monarch population.
Female bighorn sheep

State to Stop Killing Mountain Lions that Prey on Bighorns

Phasing out big cat removal after signs of success in Catalina bighorn sheep reintroduction.
By the time the Colorado River reaches the soft sandstone of southern Utah, it is a large, powerful river, cutting deep gorges into the Colorado Plateau.

Experimental High Flows Start at Glen Canyon Dam

Officials hope to redistribute sediment trapped by the dam.

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