New wildlife overpass to be built south of Flagstaff on I-17
Phoenix – Work is set to begin this month on a wildlife overpass south of Flagstaff on Interstate 17. According to Tuesday’s announcement From the Arizona Department of Transport. A new wildlife overpass in northern Arizona is located north of the Milepost on Willard Springs Road. The range of the two bridges, supported by steel […]
Government Agencies Join to Establish Santa Cruz River Wildlife Partnership
Audio articles of speech made possible by Quest grants at Yavapai College. A tuition-free industry recognizes your career certificate. In the shadow of Mount Wrightson, officials from the Southwest U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, Pima County, Santa Cruz County, and Tucson City, on November 21, within sight of footprints on the Santa Cruz River at […]
Santa Cruz River Partnership could create Arizona’s first urban wildlife refuge
On Thursday, officials from local and federal agencies gathered at the historic Canoa Ranch in Green Valley to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing the Santa Cruz River National Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership. This collaboration could be the first of its kind to create Arizona’s first urban National Wildlife Refuge. The partnership brings together […]
Part of Santa Cruz River close to becoming urban wildlife refuge
Southern Arizona residents, activists and organizations are working with federal officials to designate part of the Santa Cruz River as Arizona’s first urban National Wildlife Refuge. The federal designation ensures future protection of critical habitat following recent revitalization. Prominent landowner Andrew Jackson, who owns thousands of acres of critical habitat, is also participating in the […]
Santa Cruz River could get federal recognition as Urban Wildlife Refuge
TUCSON, Ariz. (13News) – The Santa Cruz River could soon be designated an urban wildlife refuge. The Tucson City Council is scheduled to debate whether to support it during a study session on Wednesday, Sept. 25. 13News spoke with two local environmental groups who said most of Southern Arizona already supports turning the river into […]
Wildlife Officials Euthanize Black Bear After It Mauls Toddler Near Yellowstone National Park
The Associated Press reported that a 3-year-old girl was viciously attacked by a black bear on Sunday while sleeping in a tent at a Montana campsite just north of Yellowstone National Park. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials said the attack happened around 10 p.m. Sunday at a campground south of Red Lodge, and the […]
Virginia’s Wildlife Infected With COVID-19: Human Hikers To Blame, Researchers Say
A new study published Friday found multiple instances of humans transmitting COVID-19 to various wild animals in Virginia. The researchers sampled 23 animal species in Virginia and Washington, DC, between May 2022 and September 2023. They found COVID-19 in six species: deer mice, Virginia opossums, raccoons, groundhogs, cottonwolves and bats. report. This is an important […]
AL Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Law Enforcement Section hopes to gain national accreditation
With the goal of strengthening conservation efforts in Alabama, the ADCNR Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Law Enforcement Section has announced that it will pursue national accreditation. The division hopes to achieve accreditation through the North American Wildlife Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. “By achieving NAWLEA accreditation, WFF's Law Enforcement Division has demonstrated an unwavering […]
Man accused of starting wildfire in Yuma national wildlife preserve
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — A Yuma man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a wildfire in a national wildlife refuge in southwestern Arizona near the California border, authorities said. The Yuma County Sheriff's Office said 47-year-old Jason Bradley Martin remains jailed on charges of arson, criminal damage to property and more. Police said Saturday […]
Next-gen mining project in Patagonia Mountains raises water, wildlife concerns
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Ariz. (KGUN) — Mining company South 32 It recently announced a $2.16 billion investment in the Southern Arizona Hermosa Project in Santa Cruz County. The Southern Arizona Hermosa Project is located in the Patagonia Mountains within the Coronado National Forest. The mining project has the potential to produce both zinc and manganese, […]