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Updating an endangered species count in the Sky Islands

The pace of local extinctions is on the rise in the sky islands of the Sonoran Desert.
by Tony Perkins

Updating an endangered species count in the Sky Islands AZ Science hero Common Chuckwalla lizard (Sauromalus ater)
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The pace of local extinctions is on the rise in the sky islands of the Sonoran Desert. University of Arizona evolutionary biologist John Wiens is tracking lizard populations in mountainous regions of southern Arizona and western Mexico and found some species are struggling with the changing climate.

John Wiens spoke with Leslie Tolbert, Ph.D. Regent’s professor emerita in Neuroscience at the University of Arizona.

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Updating an endangered species count in the Sky Islands

This episode is supported by the The Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
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Episode 418: University of Arizona evolutionary biologist John Wiens

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