Endangered Species

Federal and state wildlife managers confirm that the endangered female Mexican gray wolf has traveled north of Interstate 40 and beyond a recovery zone that spans parts of southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona.

Conservationists have sued the federal government over what they say is a failure to protect the habitat of two endangered bird species along the Gila River in Arizona from livestock grazing.

Arizona wildlife officials say nine endangered Mexican gray wolves were reported dead in the third quarter of this year.

Park officials say the curious condors often eat the keys thrown into the canyon from the "love locks," which can lead to an obstruction and even death.

Federal wildlife managers have expanded possible areas for the reintroduction of endangered black-footed ferrets in Arizona.

An endangered jaguar has been seen at least twice on trail cameras in southern Arizona’s Huachuca Mountains this year.

The U.S. Forest Service continues to explore whether to grant added protections to nearly 40 miles of the Upper Verde River in central Arizona.

Federal water managers will lower the level of Lake Mohave on the Arizona-Nevada border in order to help with the harvesting of an endangered fish.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the pinyon jay may be eligible for protection under the Endangered Species Act. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports, environmentalists say their decline is primarily due to the eradication of pinyon juniper forests and to climate change.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Friday a proposal to no longer classify the Apache trout as in need of federal protections under the Endangered Species Act.