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Water catchments across Arizona provide drinking water for wildlife
At the center of all life is water. But, for wildlife in the hot deserts of Arizona, finding it isn’t so easy. That’s where water catchments come in.
Openings for wildlife will be installed in areas of U.S.-Mexico border wall
Openings intended for wildlife will be put into portions of the U.S.-Mexico border wall -- including sections in Arizona -- under terms of a settlement in a 4-year-old lawsuit over how the Trump administration paid for new construction.
Man finds bobcat under vehicle’s hood; animal returned to wild
Horsepower is one thing, but an Arizona man driving to work wound up with a bobcat underneath his car's hood.
Arizona Lottery helps protect landscape, wildlife
Together, the Arizona Lottery and the Heritage Fund are working hard, through the revenues generated by ticket sales, to make our state a shining example of conservation that both protects our landscapes and wildlife while making the outdoors more accessible to everyone.
Arizona maintains remote ‘catchments’ for thirsty wildlife
The Arizona Game and Fish Department has been building, expanding and maintaining catchments since the 1940s, now spending thousands each year to ensure healthy wildlife populations – part of the department’s mission – even in the toughest Arizona conditions.
Humane Society drops effort to ban ‘trophy hunting’ in state
The Humane Society of the United States has pulled the plug on its proposal to put a measure on the November ballot to make it illegal to pursue, shoot, snare, net or capture any "wild cat.''
Low catch rates spawn study of trout stock across Arizona
Wildlife officials are trying to figure out through a study set to be completed next year why Arizona anglers are getting few fish.
New law gives sportsmen groups control of Game & Fish Commission
Prominent sportsmen organizations felt former Gov. Janet Napolitano didn’t take their interests seriously when she appointed a non-hunter to the Game & Fish Commission.
It’s unlikely to happen again.
State releases guidelines for protecting wildlife around renewable plants
With its sharp talons, powerful beak and 7-foot wingspan, the golden eagle is one of Arizona's fiercest and most imposing birds of prey. It's no match, however, for the rotating blades of turbines in wind farms.
