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AZGFD Delivers Significant Wildlife Items To Native American Tribes
Whether it's the full hide of a fallen bear, an empty tortoise shell, antlers shed onto the forest floor or a found eagle feather, wildlife binds Arizona's Native American tribes to the world around t...
Our Home Is Not Their Home
Do you know anyone who owns a tiger? How about a lion? An otter? An African grey parrot? These animals all have something in common: they are all wild animals that aren't meant to be kept as pets....
Phoenix Zoo Welcomes Boboo
WELCOME! -- Boboo (Ba-Boo) has a new home: The Phoenix Zoo. He arrived on March 10 from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio. Boboo is a brother of the late Kitambi, both offspring of Tomo and...
AZGFD Offers Support For Declining Western Monarch Butterfly Populations
Over the last two decades, the iconic monarch butterfly populations have declined 80 percent throughout its historical range in the Western U. S, but the famed species will now get a wing up with...
AZGFD Reduces Size Of Glassford Hill Pronghorn Herd
The fastest land animal in North America can make it seem so effortless, reaching a top speed of 55 mph, then being able to coast at 30 mph for miles. When they get their wheels rolling, there isn't...
AZ Livestock Loss Board Approves A Research Grant Program
The Arizona Livestock Loss Board is now allowing ranchers to seek grant funding to assist in employing measures designed to prevent conflicts between cattle and Mexican wolves. At its November...
Eagles Have Landed
The camera is set, zoomed in and ready to broadcast the day-to-day life of a pair of bald eagles hoping to raise a family inside their nest at Lake Pleasant Regional Park. In mid-December, the...
Arizona - Petsmart Needs Volunteers
CALLING ALL CAT LOVERS! --We have volunteer openings for cat-loving individuals at Petsmart on Priest and Elliot in our adoptable cat rooms. Responsibilities include cleaning, feeding, socializing...
Ruby Ranch Rescue
JUST $10 -- Ten dollars may seem insignificant-but it adds up! With your help, donating just $10 once a month will help continue the mission of Ruby Ranch Rescue to save the lives of seniors and...
Fur and Feather Animal Assistance Puppy Crisis
Sarah Ross at Fur and Feather Animal Assistance reports that there are currently far more puppies than the rescue can accommodate and she asks for our help in finding forever homes for them. If you ca...
Arizona Legislature Back In Session
As the New Year began to unfold, the AZ Legislature's 54th Session kicked off with a challenge from Governor Ducey to bring him a bill to help address Arizona's water issues. He signed the bipartisan...
Washington Fish And Wildlife Commission Cancels Saturday Meeting Due To Weather
OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is canceling its meeting on Saturday, Feb. 9, due to an expected winter storm. The commission, a citizen panel appointed by the governor to set...
Wild Horse And Burro Adoption And Sale
Wild horse and burro adoption and sale February 15 – 17 WICKENBURG, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking good homes for wild horses and burros during its adoption and sale event on...
Annual Bald Eagle Event Feb. 23
Annual Bald Eagle Event Set For Feb. 23 In Flagstaff FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Did you know that Arizona is visited by more than 200 bald eagles during the winter? To learn more about these amazing birds,...
AZGFD Wildlife Photo Contest Winners Announced
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is excited to announce the winners of the 2018 wildlife photo contest. James Stamsek’s photo of mule deer at Lost Dutchman State Park was awarded best in show an...
Bald Eagle Seasonal Closure In Effect On Tonto National Forest
Outdoor recreationists, pilots and drone operators asked to avoid bald eagle nest areas. Arizona's bald eagle breeding season is on the horizon and multiple public land and water areas will be closed...
Sandhill Cranes Put On A Show On Upgraded Camera
Sandhill cranes have returned to southeastern Arizona and the Arizona Game and Fish Department's live-streaming camera is again trained on their wintering grounds at Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area....
Arizona Big Horn Sheep Relocated
Sixty of Arizona's bighorn sheep were relocated in Nov. 2018 to their historical ranges as part of two translocations from robust populations of desert bighorns in the Silver Bell Mountains northwest...
Fur And Feather Animal Assistance - Laurie's Dream Continues
It has been Brad Beauchamp, Laurie's late husband, and Sarah Ross, keeping Fur and Feather alive for the past three years. Brad, though dealing with health problems, has been a trooper caring for all...
Lost Our Home Pet Rescue
With Supplies • Bleach • Kirkland Maintenance Cat • Canned Pumpkin • Wet Puppy Food • Spray Bottles • Special Request Items • Rescue Disinfectant • 6-foot Adopt Me Leashes • Small...
Lost Our Home Pet Rescue - Animal Book Club
Lost Our Home Pet Rescue was founded in 2008 as a grassroots response to the housing crisis that left thousands of people displaced and thousands of pets abandoned. Lost Our Home Founder and...
Three-Legged Desert Tortoise Finds Home
Eighty others are waiting to be adopted. After being hit by a car near Wickenburg, causing irreparable damage to a hind leg that needed to be amputated, one could say he's earned it. No longer able to...
Deer Virus
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has confirmed a disease event affecting some mule deer in the Yavapai Hills community and surrounding areas near Prescott. After receiving reports in...
Zoofari 2018
Trade in your gowns and black ties for island chic attire and join us in support of one of the largest non-profit, privately funded zoos in the country, the Phoenix Zoo. ZooFari, the Valley's iconic tasting event will include delicious cuisine and...
California Condors To Be Released
The public is invited to the release of the endangered California Condors. This will take place on Saturday, Sept. 22 at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. There is nothing quite as iconic in the...
