As you wander through our grounds amongst a wide array of exhibits from our fierce Mexican gray wolves and whimsical boojum garden, to our gliding Cownose Stingrays and lush riparian forests, it becomes apparent that the Desert Museum is more than just a traditional museum. It is a fusion experience combining a zoo, botanical garden,…
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Happy Birthday Desert Museum: Celebrating 73 Years of Conservation!
The Sonoran Desert is a place of staggering beauty and biodiversity—home to towering saguaros, tiny elf owls, hovering hummingbirds, colorful gila monsters, and many other uniquely adapted species. But it’s also under pressure from increasing temperatures, invasive species, habitat loss, and drought.. For over 70 years, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum has been much more than…