Reward offered in wildlife poisoning case

Operation Game Thief is offering up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest.
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Using OHVs to find shed antlers? Stay on roads, trails

Minimizing the impact on habitat is a key to successful wildlife conservation.
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Leftover permit-tags remain for 2025 elk hunts

Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis — by mail only — beginning March 17.
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Snail-Saving efforts featured In USFWS Database

AZGFD’s snail conservation projects featured in international data-sharing platform.
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Mexican wolf numbers up for 9th straight year

Survey revealed a minimum of 286 Mexican wolves distributed across Arizona and New Mexico
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Science guides geography of Mexican wolf recovery

AZGFD wolf experts correct some common misconceptions.
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Bats in Arizona test positive for possibly deadly white-nose syndrome

NEWS RELEASE Feb. 13, 2025 SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. – An Arizona bat has tested positive for Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), the fungus that causes the deadly white-nose syndrome (WNS) disease in bats. The bat, a cave myotis (Myotis velifer), was sampled by biologists conducting surveillance at Fort Huachuca near Sierra Vista in June 2024. The bat […]
Saddle up: “End of Trail” event returns to BASF

The festivities begin Feb. 24 and run through March 2 at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility.
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