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White-throated woodrat - (Neotoma albigula)

Pack Rats for Dinner, Anyone?

New cookbook encourages people to try out the rodent as a food source.
A North American Bull Elk rests in a field.

Historic Migration: Arizona Elk Heading East to Restore West Virginia Herds

The elk are meant to rebuild a population that once roamed Appalachia.
Ironwood Forest National Monument

Advocate Group 'Cautiously Optimistic' About Arizona Monument

Ironwood Forest National Monument's supporters are trying to preserve the protected area.
A Mexican Gray Wolf pads through brush near a chain link fence.

New Plan for Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery, 35 Years Later

Plan calls for focusing recovery efforts for endangered wolf in Arizona.
A study will look at whether a predator-prevention program threatens ocelots in Arizona and Texas.

Government to Study Predator Program's Danger to Ocelot

Federal study tries to keep predator-prevention program from harming the endangered wild cat.

The Art of Paying Attention: Zebra-Tailed Lizards

Author and wildlife illustrator Beth Surdut shares a surprisingly close encounter in midtown Tucson with one of the fastest sprinters in the desert.
A Sunday public meeting with fire officials in Sunsites to deliver information about the "Lizard Fire" in the Cochise Stronghold area.

Cochise County Fire at 15K Acres, 15% Contained

'Hard evacuation' notice issued for area around Cochise Stronghold.
Some tortoises are fitted with small GPS devices. This allows researchers to monitor travel patterns, as well as an animal’s overall health.

Team Maps Genome of Mojave Desert Tortoise

Researchers are looking there for a 'gold mine' of information about changes and adaptations.
Female Gila topminnows (pictured here) grow to approximately 2 inches and males are about half as big.

Big Role for Little Fish: Mosquito Control in Pima County

Officials hope the native Gila topminnow will be effective replacement for mosquitofish.
Footprint of the Sawmill Fire, showing black line for containment along 94% of its perimeter, May 1, 2017.

Sawmill Fire 94% Contained, Evacuation Notices Lifted

Human-caused fire burned nearly 47,000 acres southeast of Tucson.
A bee gathers pollen from a sunflower.

Bee Swarms Can Bring Pain to Spring's Beauty

Busiest time for potentially dangerous swarms lasts through May.
Geoff Notkin crunches some meteorite data while at his spacious desert field desk.

Tucson Science Rally Gains Momentum as Earth Day Approaches

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Attorney General Sessions gives speech in Nogales; artist Lex Gjurasic stamps out reality; and Arizona's round-tailed ground squirrels get the attention they deserve.

The Art of Paying Attention: Round-tailed Ground Squirrels

Author and wildlife illustrator Beth Surdut focuses on the round-tailed ground squirrel, a species one expert refers to as "the neighbor we know so little about".
Strawberry tomatoes grow on the vines of a greenhouse run by students at the University of Arizona's Controlled Environment Agriculture Center.

Episode 130: Feeding Tucson With Greenhouse Tomatoes, Greens, Herbs

Plus, hate crimes ordinance, reaction to Islamic Center vandalism, Jewish Center bomb threats.
A Mexican Gray Wolf pads through brush near a chain link fence.

New Idea in 30-Year Effort to Save Mexican Wolf

State game official says captive-bred pups are the problem, so raise them with wild pups.

Why Did the Deer Cross the Road? Because She Had a Safe Place to Pass

The $10M wildlife overpass/underpass project is being used heavily by mule deer.

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