For six decades, visitors to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and Phoenix Zoo have been inspired by encounters with the Mexican gray wolf, by locking eyes (even for a moment), by hearing them howl, and by learning their story. The Museum, and our partner institutions, like the Phoenix Zoo, have been involved with recovery efforts from the very beginning. The Desert Museum was home to some of the ancestors of all living…
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Border Wall Expansion Endangers Species
Plans for additional primary and secondary border wall and related construction are accelerating rapidly in southern Arizona. While we appreciate the need for border security, wildlife conservation organizations including the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and the Phoenix Zoo are concerned about the environmental and cultural impacts of these projects. Physical impediments to wildlife movement alter connectivity in critical habitat…
Desert Museum Science: Knowledge from Nature for People
A Day in the Life of Desert Museum Science Buzz Hoffman, a retired entomologist and founding member of the Museum’s Bee Team volunteers, spends several hours each week staring down a microscope, looking at minute details of native bees to sort them by genus. Isabella, a senior at Sunnyside High School, picks up where Buzz…