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Sandhill cranes in Whitewater Draw in McNeal, AZ. January 18, 2024.

Sandhill crane population remains higher than five and 10 year averages for the fourth year in a row

The Arizona Game and Fish Department estimates that about 42,200 Sandhill cranes are in southeast Arizona for fourth year in a row
A view from the Atascosa Borderlands in the Coronado National Forest.

Atascosa Borderlands: Connecting the land, the wildlife, and the people.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Dr. Jasleen Chhatwal on helping loved ones survive dark times; and, how do YOU pronounce "Sahuarita"?
Based on rosette or spot analysis conducted by the Center Biological Diversity, a new jaguar has been detected in southern Arizona. From top to bottom is the new cat, Sombra and El Jefe.

New jaguar spotted on trail camera in southeastern Arizona

The Center for Biological Diversity confirms it is the eighth jaguar documented in Arizona.
An endangered Red Squirrel partakes of a snack from a feeder placed on Mount Graham by the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife. Image taken by a remote camera.

Endangered red squirrel's numbers show decrease this year in southeastern Arizona

The annual survey conducted jointly by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Coronado National Forest and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service showed an estimate of 144 squirrels.
A diamondback rattlesnake flicks its tongue.

Arizona rattlesnakes could be affected by I-11 construction

A portion of the project cuts through desert land, which experts say could cause continuing concerns for wildlife.

40 years of Gould’s turkey restoration success in the Sky Islands

From local extinction to Thanksgiving triumph, the journey of North America’s largest wild turkey species in Arizona’s southeastern mountains
This June 7, 2023, photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a female Mexican gray wolf before she is released back into the wilds of Apache National Forest in eastern Arizona. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the wolf had been found wandering in New Mexico outside a zone created for the recovery of her subspecies.

US wildlife managers have no immediate plans to capture wandering Mexican gray wolf

Her paws have seen hundreds of miles now over the last five months.
The StoryCorps trailer parked outside of Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, AZ.

StoryCorps invites you to join "The Great Thanksgiving Listen."

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Alejandro Canelos' short stories explore secrets of the desert; How Bisbee is supporting Arizona's pollinators; and the Arizona Wildlife Federation celebrates 100 years.
The San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area in Cochise County, Arizona.

Conservation windfall in Arizona: America the Beautiful Challenge funds key initiatives

Statewide grant recipients develop nature-based solutions
Sec. Stewart Udall vists Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming with Lady Bird Johnson on Aug. 16, 1964.

"Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How teachers are dealing with AI in classrooms; and a story of survival in plain sight from Children of the Holocaust.
Effluent gushes out of the outfall, into the Santa Cruz River. The outfall of water is constantly flowing, but there is a diurnal fluctuation due to cyclical human water use.

Reviving the Santa Cruz River: A decade of clean waters and ecological resurgence

From stagnation to splendor: How wastewater innovation breathed life back into a desert oasis
Tyler Lansing Weaks and Kyra Kennedy as Paul and Corie Bratter in Arizona Theatre Company's production of Barefoot In The Park directed by Micheal Berresse.

Arizona Theatre Company invites you to run "Barefoot in the Park".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Arizona Insect Festival returns to the University of Arizona; A look into how adaptive sports are building up Tucson's youth, and a post card from the 2023 Arizona Youth & Peace Conference.
Male jaguar photographed in the Dos Cabezas Mountains Nov, 16, 2016.

Rare jaguar sighting sparks excitement in Arizona's Huachuca Mountains

Jaguar 3 'Sombra' possibly resurfaces in the Sierra Vista Ranger District in the Coronado National Forest
A Widow Skimmer dragonfly perches on a plant on the Santa Cruz River in Tucson, Ariz. The 2023 Dragonfly BioBlitz is hoping to document the return of insects like this to the restored Santa Cruz River.

Dragonfly BioBlitz celebrates the return of vital insects to Santa Cruz River

Researchers are telling Tucson residents to look for dragonflies and damselflies as part of a community science project.
A pink sunset lights the sky behind Saguaro National Park east.

Dr. Jasleen Chhatwal on helping loved ones survive dark times.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Step into a Record Fair at the final HOCO Fest; A look at the living diversity of Navopatia; and Stories That Soar! returns with a tale about a local 5th grader's journey with retinoblastoma.
A View from Below by Rachel Ivanyi.

Art is Rachel Ivanyi's first language.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How do YOU pronounce "Sahuarita"?, and a profile of Brad Lancaster, water harvester.

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