Game and Fish shining spotlight on poachers

Needlessly cruel and financially costly, poachers in Arizona can be destructive to both wildlife and the state as well as difficult to track or capture but public education and cell phone availability has led to an increase in tips. There are different actions that fall under poaching in Arizona and depend on the weapons used,…

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My kingdom for a sheep? A mountain lion’s dilemma

—-[UPDATE, March 23 — The bighorn-sheep reintroduction project was backed primarily by hunting groups, The Arizona Daily Star reports today].—- —-[UPDATE, March 17 — Another bighorn sheep is eaten by a mountain lion doing what comes naturally.]—- —-[UPDATE, March 8 — Criticism of the bighorn sheep program and its emphasis on eliminating the threat from…

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