During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, camels wandered the Sonoran Desert. How they got there, and what happened to ...

it’s very common with animals that live near urban cores,” said Melanie Tluczek, the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Director of Science and Education. With Arizona heating up, Sonoran desert ...

Beyond the saguaros, an intricate web of life flourishes. Mesquite and palo verde trees provide shade and sustenance while blooming ocotillo and prickly pear cacti attract pollinators like ...

Whilst filming the amazing Harris’ antelope squirrel performing its extraordinary and comical heat dumping behaviour in Arizona’s Sonoran ... aware of other desert animals that could cause ...

The curve-billed thrasher—the common thrasher of the rich, cactus-laden Sonoran Desert—can be very conspicuous, sitting up on saguaro or cholla cactuses, making its presence known by its loud ...

The American dream of owning a suburban home has led millions to settle on the outskirts of Tucson and Phoenix; today, more than 80 percent of Arizona's swiftly growing population lives in the Sonoran ...

The McDowell Sonoran Preserve is a sprawling natural sanctuary showcasing the Sonoran Desert's rugged beauty ... more than 1,000 types of plants and animals have been identified here, including ...