AZ Game & Fish: Orphaned Bears Released Into Wild
June 2022 Courtesy Arizona Game & Fish Department Three orphaned black bears rehabilitate and released into the wild. Click below for information. AZ Game and Fish News Photo Credit. Title photo courtesy of Arizona Game & Fish Department. The Peak Welcomes Your Comment The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article by using the “Submit a Comment” box at the bottom of this page....
AZ Game & Fish News: Help stop the spread of harmful invasive species
March 1, 2022 National Invasive Species Awareness Week runs through Saturday, March 4, 2022 “Did you know that invasive quagga mussels cause millions of dollars in damage to boat motors, docks and water intake systems? Or that unwanted turtles, tortoises, and other pets illegally released into the wild can hurt our native species by introducing disease or outcompeting them for habitat and food?” Click below to learn...
AZ Game & Fish News: Sandhill cranes winging their way to Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area
November 5, 2001 Courtesy Arizona Game & Fish Department “WILLCOX, Ariz. — Sandhill cranes by the thousands are once again returning to their wintering grounds at the Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area in southeastern Arizona. For the next few months, viewers can observe almost 20,000 of these fascinating birds on a live-streaming camera installed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD).” Click below...
AZ Game & Fish: WRONG to Release Pet Back to Wild
May 21, 2020 Courtesy Arizona Game & Fish Department “Some people mistakenly believe that when their exotic pets get too difficult to manage, it is okay to release them into the wild. But that is exactly the wrong thing to do. See this video.” AZ Game and Fish News The Peak Welcomes Your Comment The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article by using the “Submit a Comment” box...
Valley Beer Brewers Tapping Into Recycled Water Benefits
November 1, 2019 Craft breweries across the Valley tapping into beers made with recycled water Specialty brews are part of world’s first all-recycled water beer festival Ten of the Valley’s most popular craft breweries are now serving specialty beers brewed specifically for the One Water Brewing Showcase – a one-of-a-kind event designed to help change public perception about the...
“Wings Up” to Wild At Heart’s 28 Years of Life-Saving Rescues
September 31, 2019 Wild At Heart was founded by Bob and Sam Fox in 1991. This month The Peak is publishing two articles to mark the nonprofit’s 28th anniversary. The first article, which tells the organization’s founding story, was written by Wild At Heart volunteer, William LeRoy. The article, which was published in the September/October, 2010 issue of The Peak, has been edited to facilitate online reading. A follow-up article,...
AZ Game & Fish News: Endangered Fish Species Downlisted
September 16, 2019 Courtesy Arizona Game & Fish Department AZGFD moves to downlist endangered Gila topminnow to “threatened” category. “In conservation success, top minnow is now found in multiple locations in historic range.” Click below for more information. AZ Game and Fish News The Peak Welcomes Your Comment The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article by...
Harris’ Hawks, The Wolfpack of the Desert
July 31, 2019 By Bob Mason The mental image of a pack of wolves chasing, harassing, and finally subduing their prey is a familiar one to us. Those of us who live in the Sonoran Desert have the opportunity to see this elemental demonstration of cooperative hunting. We see it in action almost every time we are observant enough to notice two or more Harris’ hawks perched on a wire or on desert vegetation. Physical Characteristics The...
Legacy of the Rio Fire: 2019 Update
June 31, 2019 Introduction By Les Conklin The smoke might have cleared but we’re not out of the weeds yet. Last week there was a 15-acre fire near East Dynamite Boulevard and 79th Street in north Scottsdale. The blaze was quickly extinguished by Scottsdale firefirghters without damage to nearby homes. Last week’s fire re-kindled memories of the Rio Fire, which began July 7, 1995 a little further east on E. Dynamite. The...
Getting Rid of Invasives: You’d Better Have a Plan!
April 30, 2019 Sharing our Knowledge and Practices By Paul Staker, McDowell Conservancy Master Steward Republished from McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Mountain Lines newsletter One of the major strategic initiatives of the Parsons Field Institute at McDowell Sonoran Conservancy involves developing and implementing a plan aimed at the removal of invasive, nonnative plants, particularly fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum)...
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