For as little as five dollars you can get a chance at a great hunt. For $25, that highly sought-after tag for desert bighorn sheep or a bull elk may be yours.
The Arizona Big Game Super Raffle now has 10 special big game tags up for raffle to raise money for wildlife [...]

A female bald eagle in Arizona has defied the odds and successfully raised her offspring to fledging: a considerable feat for a single parent in these tough times.
Bald eagles normally raise their young as a team, with parents taking turns foraging for food and protecting the young in the nest. Young [...]

PHOENIX —  It’s breeding time again for Arizona’s bald eagles, and outdoor recreationists are being asked to help protect an important breeding area at Woods Canyon Lake on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests by honoring a closure surrounding the nest area.
Visitors to the lake and the Rocky Point Picnic Area will be asked [...]

Are you interested in staying informed about proposed state and federal legislation affecting wildlife, hunting, fishing, shooting sports, off-highway vehicle recreation, boating recreation, or the activities of the Arizona Game and Fish Department?
If so, you can find legislative updates on the department’s Web site at www.azgfd.gov/legislation.
There are links to a weekly [...]

After a three-day management effort to remove non-native turtles from the pond at the entrance of the Phoenix Zoo, native turtles can spread their legs and enjoy less competition for food and habitat.
Every year, it is estimated that hundreds of unwanted pet turtles are released into the Papago Park pond by their [...]

PHOENIX — As part of its continued efforts to restore the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge’s (NWR) struggling desert bighorn sheep herd, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission voted today, at its regularly scheduled meeting, to extend through July 31 the Department’s self-imposed moratorium on lethally removing offending lions captured and collared [...]

PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department is asking for the public’s help in solving a case involving the unlawful killing of nearly 90 bats in an abandoned mine near the Peralta Trailhead in the Superstition Mountains.
The Mexican free-tail bats were shot and left in the mine to die sometime between April [...]

Check off the state tax return box for the Arizona Wildlife Fund
Many of us are busy trying to finish filling out our income tax returns as deadline day approaches on April 15. But, did you know that tax deadline day also offers you an opportunity to help our state’s bald eagles, [...]

Ninety-two people braved the cold weather and long nights for an opportunity to call in: “we’ve got one.”
The dedicated volunteers joined Arizona Game and Fish Department personnel for five nights in the Aubrey Valley to spotlight for the elusive, nocturnal, endangered black-footed ferret.
In all, the group of participants caught 33 ferrets, 24 of which [...]

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has created a Web page at www.azgfd.gov/machob to provide you comprehensive information on Macho B, the recently collared jaguar in southern Arizona.
The new Web page contains a summary of the capture and collaring of the jaguar, along with press releases, a timeline of events, photographs [...]

The Wildlife for Tomorrow Foundation is soliciting nominations for this year’s inductees into the Arizona Outdoor Hall of Fame. The deadline to submit nominations is 5 p.m. on May 1, 2009.
The Outdoor Hall of Fame annually recognizes individuals and organizations that have made significant and lasting contributions toward Arizona’s wildlife, the [...]

Many of us are busy trying to finish filling out our income tax returns as deadline day approaches on April 15. But, did you know that tax deadline day also offers you an opportunity to help our state’s bald eagles, black-footed ferrets, California condors, desert tortoises, native fish, and other wildlife?
All [...]

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has developed a Web page to provide more information and answer questions on the recently collared jaguar in southern Arizona. The new Web page contains a summary of the capture and collaring of Macho B, along with press releases, a timeline of events, photographs and [...]

Game and Fish continues its active management program to aid crucial bighorn sheep herd
The Arizona Game and Fish Department captured, collared, and released a male mountain lion on Friday, Feb. 27 in the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge as part of the continued effort to actively monitor the effects of mountain lion predation on the historic [...]

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has posted on its Web site a videotaped copy of a news conference held on Thursday, March 5 in Tucson with its partners to provide more information and answer questions on the recently collared jaguar in southern Arizona.

The news conference is also available in its entirety by visiting [...]

While you are lying in your bed at night, 20 people are sleeping in tents so they can wake up at the crack of dawn to help protect our state’s bald eagles.

“For more than 30 years, the nestwatch program has been an integral component of Arizona’s bald eagle management plan,” says Kenneth Jacobson, head of [...]

Come witness a rare and spectacular sight that few places outside Arizona can offer: the release into the wild of endangered California condors. The public is invited to attend the 14th annual release on Saturday, March 7 at 11 a.m. when four condors will be released at the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.

“It’s always a thrill [...]

Animal determined to be oldest known jaguar in the wild

Macho B Jaguar Photo Gallery

Early data received from the tracking device on the recently captured and collared jaguar in Arizona is already giving biologists a better understanding of the cat’s movement and foraging patterns.

With nearly a week’s worth of data, the Arizona Game and Fish [...]

Jaguar conservation has just experienced an exciting development with the capture and collaring of the first wild jaguar in Arizona by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
The male cat was incidentally captured yesterday in an area southwest of Tucson during a research study aimed at monitoring habitat connectivity for mountain lions and black bears. While [...]

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is organizing the annual Alamo Lake cleanup for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28. Volunteers are needed — it’s hard but rewarding work, and you’ll be helping to improve this popular area.
Arizona State Parks is waiving the camping and boat launch fees for those [...]