wildlife

Competitive Killing Of Coyotes and Other Predators Prohibited In Arizona

By Associated Press • Sep 5, 2019
a-z-animals.com

Arizona has banned organized contests where hunters try to kill the most coyotes or other wildlife predators for prizes such as cash or hunting equipment.

Grand Canyon to Make Second Run at Corralling Bison Herd

By • Sep 2, 2019
AP/Kaibab National Forest

In the two years since the Grand Canyon approved a plan to reduce the number of bison roaming in the national park, the herd has only grown in size.

DNA Detective Work Offers New Way to Survey Wildlife

By • Aug 27, 2019
Judi Rochford

Forensic scientists (at least on TV shows) collect DNA to figure out who was at the scene of a crime. What if you could use the same technique to discover when a mountain lion crossed a river or what kind of fish live in a lake? A team at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott is working on that idea as a new, faster way to survey wildlife. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports.

Earth Notes: Raptor-Friendly Power Poles

By • Aug 21, 2019
Wade Ward, APS

Millions of birds are killed every year by electrical power lines—especially in the wide-open country of the Colorado Plateau where power lines and poles are often all that’s available for birds to nest and roost on.

Groups Tries to Stop Trump's Border-Wall Efforts in Arizona

By • Aug 6, 2019
nps.gov

Environmental groups have asked a judge to stop a plan to replace existing vehicle barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border in southern Arizona.

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