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These rescued mountain lion cubs now call Tucson’s Desert Museum home
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These rescued mountain lion cubs now call Tucson’s Desert Museum home

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • Updated Apr 17, 2026

Two rescued mountain lion cubs are settling into their new home at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum after being found orphaned in the Pacific Northwest. Now, the public has a rare chance to help name them as they prepare for their debut.

Rescued mountain lion cubs settle into new home at Tucson’s Desert Museum
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Rescued mountain lion cubs settle into new home at Tucson’s Desert Museum

  • #ThisisTucson
  • Updated Apr 16, 2026

Tucson’s Desert Museum just welcomed two baby mountain lions — and you could help name them.

Local opinion: Tucson has a rare opportunity to direct $56 million in community investment
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Local opinion: Tucson has a rare opportunity to direct $56 million in community investment

  • MJ Watz Special to the Arizona Daily Star
  • Apr 12, 2026

If Tucson wants to invest in a future that is sustainable, resilient, and community-driven, then those values need to be clearly and consistently articulated while decisions are still being shaped.

Reid Park Zoo invites Tucsonans to name baby giraffe 🦒
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Reid Park Zoo invites Tucsonans to name baby giraffe 🦒

  • Analeise Mayor
  • Updated Mar 20, 2026

Reid Park Zoo is asking Tucsonans to help name their new baby giraffe.

The male calf, born on Feb. 23, is the second born to the zoo’s resident giraffes, Penelope (Penny), and Jasiri, as part of Reid Park Zoo’s participation in the Species Survival Plan.

Reid Park Zoo invites Tucsonans to name baby giraffe 🦒
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Reid Park Zoo invites Tucsonans to name baby giraffe 🦒

  • Analeise Mayor
  • Updated Mar 18, 2026

Reid Park Zoo is asking Tucsonans to help name their new baby giraffe.

Local opinion: Welcoming Cinco, celebrating wildlife corridors
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Local opinion: Welcoming Cinco, celebrating wildlife corridors

  • Sharon Wilcox Special to the Arizona Daily Star
  • Dec 9, 2025

In welcoming Cinco, we can share a moment of hope for the future of the wildest Arizonans.

Tim Steller's column: 'Mass extinction' threat overstated, UA researchers say
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Tim Steller's column: 'Mass extinction' threat overstated, UA researchers say

  • Tim Steller
  • Updated Dec 17, 2025

For Star subscribers: As Earth's temperature rises sharply, the threat of a global mass extinction has loomed. But U of A researchers say that fear is flawed, although habitat conservation is necessary.

Local opinion: Border wall through San Rafael Valley threatens jaguars, ocelots, biodiversity
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Local opinion: Border wall through San Rafael Valley threatens jaguars, ocelots, biodiversity

  • Russ McSpadden Special to the Arizona Daily Star
  • Sep 16, 2025

This wall would slice the heart out of Arizona’s Sky Islands, blocking jaguars and ocelots from reaching the resources and mates they need to survive.

Reid Park Zoo's Toto, a survivor, shows perils of wildlife trafficking
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Reid Park Zoo's Toto, a survivor, shows perils of wildlife trafficking

  • Analeise Mayor
  • Updated Aug 20, 2025

Toto, a tiny squirrel monkey, has had to learn to be a regular monkey, after being rescued as a victim of wildlife trafficking.

Room to roam: Desert Museum to create new Mexican gray wolf habitat
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Room to roam: Desert Museum to create new Mexican gray wolf habitat

  • Analeise Mayor
  • Updated Apr 15, 2026

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