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.
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Tucson’s Desert Museum just welcomed two baby mountain lions — and you could help name them.
- MJ Watz Special to the Arizona Daily Star
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.
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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.
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Reid Park Zoo is asking Tucsonans to help name their new baby giraffe.
- Sharon Wilcox Special to the Arizona Daily Star
In welcoming Cinco, we can share a moment of hope for the future of the wildest Arizonans.
- Tim Steller
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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.
- Russ McSpadden Special to the Arizona Daily Star
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.
- Analeise Mayor
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Toto, a tiny squirrel monkey, has had to learn to be a regular monkey, after being rescued as a victim of wildlife trafficking.
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