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All the season’s colors made the gray mockingbird seem so majestic,” says Birds & Blooms reader Sujata Roy. In addition to ...

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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona sits along a primary migratory flyway for birds stopping during their long journeys elsewhere. Birders, photographers, and those who simply enjoy ...

For outdoor enthusiasts, Springerville serves as the gateway to some of Arizona’s most underappreciated recreational ...

Rattlesnakes get all the attention, but Arizona has numerous nonvenomous snake species. Here's why they're beneficial and ...

A recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has issued an urgent warning. New findings point to rapid extinction ...

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My husband and I were both like, ‘Oh, my God, what is a roadrunner doing here?’” Young, a biologist and nature writer, says. ...

Animal conservationists often move elephants between herds to improve biodiversity and group health, but what if the elephants don't speak the same language?

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