Advocates want to protect a lizard that's vanishing from Arizona's Sky Islands

The Yarrow's spiny lizard lives in a narrow band of the Mule Mountains, but its numbers are declining as temperatures warm ...
Arizona Daily Star

Elegant no more: Rare Southern Arizona bird gets new name

The elegant trogon has officially been renamed the coppery-tailed trogon, though experts insist it's the same rare red-and-green beauty prized by birders across Southern Arizona.
AZ Animals

The Animals of Saguaro National Park: From Cactus Wrens to Coyotes

Saguaro Park in southeastern Arizona, near Tucson, offers a landscape unlike anything you’ll see elsewhere. The park hosts ...

Valley hospital's 'Therapy Pets' program reopens for the first time since the pandemic

Therapy dogs, like Cowboy the standard poodle, bring smiles to patients and staff at West Valley Medical Center, ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Endangered Species Protections Sought for Arizona Lizard Threatened by Climate Change

The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect the Mule Mountains population of the Yarrow’s spiny lizard under the Endangered Species Act.
Albuquerque Journal

Navajo National Monument is worth the detour

Often overlooked by travelers zipping to southwest Utah from New Mexico, Navajo National Monument highlights three cliff ...
KTAR News

AAWL Walk to Save Animals fundraiser returns to Tempe

PHOENIX — The Arizona Animal Welfare League is putting on its 27th annual Walk to Save Animals on Saturday morning at Tempe Beach Park. The largest and oldest no-kill shelter in the state will host ...
NBC New York

Dog rescued by helicopter after falling into canyon in Arizona

Arizona deputies rescued a dog that was injured after falling into a canyon near Battleship Rock, a prominent peak in the Superstition Mountains. In a Facebook post detailing the dramatic rescue, the ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Dog airlifted to safety after falling down Arizona canyon: VIDEO

PHOENIX -- New details are being revealed about a dramatic rescue after a camping trip took a scary turn along a mountain in east central Arizona. This unfolded Friday in the Superstition Mountains.
Benzinga.com

Tesla Cleared To Test Self-Driving Robotaxis In Arizona, Expanding Ambitions Beyond Austin

The Arizona Department of Transportation confirmed on Friday that Tesla has received approval to test robotaxis in the Phoenix Metro area, with safety drivers on board, according to Reuters. Tesla had ...
AZ Central

Arizona's animal sanctuaries must be held to high standards | Letters

Even with their hearts in the right place, animal sanctuaries can inadvertently place rescued animals in less than ideal conditions. Your Sept. 2 article only skimmed the surface. Arizona has ...
KGW8

Dog stolen in Arizona found in Washington four months later, reunites with family

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Arizona dog that was stolen after his guardian died was found in Washington four months later. Dinky was reunited with family this week after he was located in Ridgefield, ...