State officials warn of mercury levels in fishing areas; launch online guide to safe consumption
By Kianna Gardner | Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017
…PHOENIX – Arizona environmental officials on Wednesday warned visitors and residents to only eat limited amounts of certain kinds of fish contaminated with mercury found in three fishing areas…
Feds propose Endangered Species Act protection for two Southwest fish
By Ty Scholes | Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015
…The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing two small species of Southwest fish as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The Tuesday proposal follows pressure from the Center…
Glendale aquaponic farmer promotes eco-friendly systems that combine fish with produce
By Charlie Clark | Monday, Feb. 13, 2017
GLENDALE – There’s an aqua house tucked away in a residential neighborhood just off Bell Road in Glendale. It looks much like all the other homes in the neighborhood.
Feds propose recovery plan for endangered Southwestern fish
By Tom Blanton | Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015
…WASHINGTON – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a recovery plan Tuesday for the endangered Gila chub that seeks to reduce threats from nonnative species and protect the…
Arizona urban parks stocked with 250,000 fish
By Madison Conner | Thursday, June 22, 2017
…PHOENIX – Arizona anglers can hook trout, bass and catfish at urban recreation areas in the Phoenix area and around the state after Arizona Game and Fish stocked waters…
Supreme Court turns down appeal from owner of Gilbert ‘fish spa’
By Andrew Romanov | Tuesday, April 21, 2015
…The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of a Gilbert spa owner whose plan to offer fish pedicures was blocked by the Arizona State Board of…
Advocates: Obamacare repeal would ‘painfully disrupt’ Arizona care
By Brianna Stearns | Thursday, July 20, 2017
WASHINGTON – A Senate proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act with no replacement plan in place “would immediately and painfully disrupt the health care system” and could…
Arizona Game and Fish calls Sierra Club fundraising letter ‘misrepresentation’
By Christopher West | Friday, July 29, 2016
…PHOENIX – The Arizona Game and Fish Department is asking the Sierra Club to cease fundraising endeavors by claiming the endangered condor population in the Grand Canyon is threatened…
Cochise spending thousands to keep endangered wolf out of region
By Miguel Otarola and Molly Bilker | Tuesday, April 19, 2016
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA — Inside a large chain-link cage at the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center, a Mexican gray wolf gently moves from behind a tree and into the open…
Orphaned mountain lion cub grows into new life at Out of Africa center
By Kristiana Faddoul | Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017
CAMP VERDE – A mountain lion cub clings to a tree high above ground, malnourished and frightened….
Is endangered vole out of the hole? Feds say yes; conservationists disagree
By Nick Wicksman | Thursday, June 4, 2015
WASHINGTON – Federal officials said Thursday they want to remove the Hualapai Mexican vole from the endangered species list, a move environmental groups immediately called a “bad idea.”…
Arizona Game and Fish is caring for orphaned mountain lion kitten found in tree
By Elena Mendoza | Saturday, April 2, 2016
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is caring for an orphaned mountain lion kitten after it was found trapped in a tree in Sells, Arizona.