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1 year

A bobcat lounges on a dog bed in San Manuel home Mon. The homeowner, who found it upon returning from work, suspects it entered through an unlocked doggie door. The bobcat escaped before an officer arrived. Don’t handle entrapped/hurt wildlife yourself. Call 623-236-7201 ASAP.

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A young mountain lion thinks twice about entering Loews Ventana Canyon early Mon. Its age and startle response suggest that it was just learning its way around and not dangerous. Mtn. lions are common in the Sabino Canyon area, but incidents are few. If seen call 623-236-7201.

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A young male black bear rescued today by @azgfdTucson near Oracle Rd. & east Catalina Shadows Blvd. First seen Sat. night about a mile away, its mother’s whereabouts are unknown. The youngster, age one, weighs 15 pounds and will be placed at Bearizona Wildlife Park in Williams.

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The continuing presence in SE AZ of one male jaguar in the Dos Cabezas/Chiricahua Mtns. & one male ocelot in the Huachuca Mtns. was confirmed this month by @azgfdTucson . The jaguar has been there since 2016; the ocelot, since 2012. AZGFD file photos.

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A young bear captured Sat. evening by @azgfdTucson being released today in good condition at a remote location. It was ear-tagged for future identification. The female, age 1-2, was sighted two dozen+ times by NW Tucson residents since Wed. Calls led to capture at Ina & La Canada

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Part of US Hwy 191 was briefly closed Sun. am while AZGFD Tucson, Douglas PD, Cochise SO and US Border Patrol drove off a bear that had climbed two utility poles. Two dozen onlookers scattered when the bear climbed down on its own. AZPS stood by, as the bear risked electrocution.

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Prickly Situation: A bobcat atop a saguaro cactus near Dove Mountain Resort. It possibly took refuge there after being chased up by another bobcat or other predator. Like other species that climb, it will descend once the perceived threat has passed. By Danny Puleio on NextDoor.

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Nearly 20 bighorn sheep in the Santa Catalinas this morning amid the post-monsoon green up. Bighorns benefit from the new growth, and restored habitat post-Bighorn Fire. An estimated 75 are there, with an @azgfdTucson aerial survey set for this fall. By Ben Brochu.

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The bear cub rescued Sun. by @azgfdTucson is now at Bearizona in Williams. The bear has been eating well & seems healthy but thin; weight only 15 pds. Unknown is how it became separated from its mother & navigated the rugged Santa Catalinas safely to Oro Valley. Male, age < one.

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First ever images of a mountain lion using the wildlife underpass below Oracle Road north of Catalina State Park. The lion was moving west to east. The Oro Valley crossing, which includes an overpass, was built by @pimaarizona to provide wildlife with a safe corridor of movement.

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A Tucson man was bit by a coatimundi Wed. in the 23000 block of Santa Rita Rd., Sahuarita. He & others reportedly fed coatis there regularly. The man was treated for rabies, released. Coati are predators; never feed or approach them. Report illegal wildlife feeding, 800-352-0700

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Young black bear seen more than two dozen times since Wed. on Tucson’s NW side successfully captured by @azgfdTucson 5:30 pm today. Female, age 1-2, tranquilized & transported from near Ina & La Canada. To be released to a remote location. Made possible by prompt resident calls.

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Many thanks to concerned citizens & the Veterinary Specialty Center Tucson from the family of #Squeakers , who turned up injured Tues. after a bobcat entered their home Mon. through a doggy door. The family asks that you show your support on Instagram at Squeakers2023.

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1 year

A bobcat lounges on a dog bed in San Manuel home Mon. The homeowner, who found it upon returning from work, suspects it entered through an unlocked doggie door. The bobcat escaped before an officer arrived. Don’t handle entrapped/hurt wildlife yourself. Call 623-236-7201 ASAP.

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A mountain lion outside a home recently on Tucson’s NW side. This sighting requires no action by @azgfdTucson because the mtn. lion left the area & showed no aggressive behavior. Help us monitor predator movement & behavior by reporting such sightings to 623-236-7201 ASAP 24&7.

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SPOTTED: A rare sighting of a white-nosed coatimundi near Fort Huachuca. This Arizona native is part of the raccoon family and likes to travel in large groups of up to 30 individuals, made up of only females. Males are solitary and only meet with females during mating season.

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Nine Lives: Video taken yesterday of a bobcat thinking twice about attacking a western diamondback rattlesnake in Oro Valley. The rattlesnake drew the attention of the curious bobcat because of its movement and sound. Bobcats have no immunity to snake venom. Vid by Rolf Averill.

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A bighorn ram on Pusch Ridge during the Bighorn Fire. Field work confirms bighorns, reintroduced by @azgfdTucson to the Catalinas in 2013, are staying below the fire from the ridge to Ventana Canyon. The fire may improve their habitat by clearing dense vegetation. By Ryan Smith.

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A suspected rabid coyote today in Tucson Estates. The coyote is frothing at the mouth. Residents there should remove outdoor groundwater sources, which attract rabid animals, & call 623-236-7201 ASAP if it or other sick wildlife are seen. The coyote will die in 48-72 hours.

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Catalinas foothills homeowners: if you see bighorns in your neighborhood, know they are not seeking water, just roaming. Setting water out tends to keep them in human occupied areas. Keep them safe. Water is available in nature. Can go one week without H2O. Vid by Dawna Phillips.

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A 64-year-old Tucson woman was bitten on the ankle & upper arm today by one or more javelina while walking her dog at Madera Park. She was treated at TMC & released. Five javelina were involved. Javelina think dogs are coyotes, which prey on them. Go the opposite way if seen.

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Raw video of bighorn sheep being released last week to the Picacho Mountains. The range is east of I-10, on the side opposite Picacho Peak. The highway and Central Arizona Project canal should keep the bighorns from reaching the state park.

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A javelina entered a west side home Sun., apparently through a dog door, & caused property damage before being coaxed out. Another tried home entry through a dog door in Nov., & backed out stuck inside the frame. It was captured, freed & released. Both likely smelled food inside.

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Another javelina attack at Canyon Ranch late Mon. Victim, age 75, bitten on inner thigh, transported to TMC. Last attack there 2/9. Javelina there unafraid of humans, may enter nearby residential areas. Deter them w/hazing like loud noise, deprive them of food, water, & shelter.

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A female mountain lion w/two offspring reportedly seen multiple times in Saddlebrooke recently. Such sightings are routine in Tucson foothills areas. Call 623-236-7201 if seen again so that we can monitor movement & behavior. Stand your ground, wave arms, yell to deter if nearby.

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Young black bear seen more than two dozen times since Wed. on Tucson’s NW side successfully captured by @azgfdTucson 5:30 pm today. Female, age 1-2, tranquilized & transported from near Ina & La Canada. To be released to a remote location. Made possible by prompt resident calls.

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Raw video of mountain lion in Saddlebrooke area Saturday. @azgfdTucson in area today posting signs, distributing brochures and interviewing residents. Call 623-236-7201 ASAP 24&7 if seen again, haze out of the area if possible safely. Video, photo Tweeted before, by Leroy Johnson

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Leave Baby Wildlife Alone: A coyote pup that bit a Sahuarita teen Fri. after she tried to “rescue” it as abandoned. The pup’s mother likely left it unattended briefly so that she could feed. Teen now being treated for rabies. Call 623-236-7201 first about wildlife in distress.

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5 years

A young mtn. lion vocalzing near Bear Canyon Tram Stop 3 in Sabino Canyon Rec. Area, Hikers in that area should be aware but NOT overly alarmed. Call 623-236-7201 ASAP 24&7 if meancing behavior seen. By David Dean.

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Mountain lions at homes in Rio Rico & Oro Valley yesterday. Elusive & rarely seen, they are more common in SE AZ than most residents think. Public safety is among our top wildlife management priorities. Call 623-236-7201 if sighted to help us monitor their movement & behavior.

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Check Your Tires: A black-tailed rattlesnake eyes an AZGFD crew from a wheel well, where it hid after being seen in the Galiuro Mtns. recently. A member of the team, doing a Chiricahua leopard frog survey, gently coaxed it out unharmed using a dip net.

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A mountain lion outside a home in the Tucson Mtns. foothills last week. Elusive & rarely seen, they are more common in SE AZ than most residents think. Public safety is our top priority. Call 623-236-7201 if seen to help us monitor their movement & behavior. By Jerry Rowlette.

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Confirmation today of bighorn sheep surviving the Bighorn Fire by staying below it. The ram (lower left) and ewe (upper right) are on Pusch Ridge. Prior field sightings and some telemetry suggested they were laying low in the area from Pima Canyon to Finger Rock. Photo by Ron Yee

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Jerry Rowlette of Tucson made the Arizona Highways Photo of the Day list with this trail cam photo from March 29 of a coyote taking in the city lights from the Tucson Mountains. Congrats, Jerry!

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Three mountain lions, likely a female w/yearlings, drinking from a horse trough late last year in Huachuca City. They moved off w/out incident. Mtn. lions are numerous in SE AZ in part because of healthy deer populations. Call 623-236-7201 to report their movement & behavior.

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A mountain lion and her three kittens out for a moonlight stroll overnight Wed. in the Chiricahua Mountains. Mtn. lions can have up to four kittens, but litters of two to three are most common. Trail cam video by Saul Hutton.

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For the second time since 2014 a citizen-scientist in the Tucson Mountains foothills has captured w/a trail cam two mtn. lions in his yard at the same time. No management action by @azgfdTucson is requied because such sightings in foothills areas are routine. By Jerry Rowlette.

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@AZGFD has confirmed that the jaguar shown here at 3:30 is a new individual unseen in AZ before. Jason Miller of Vail got the video Dec. 30. on a trail cam in the Huachuca Mtns. Trail cams have ID’ed three new jaguars in SE AZ since 2016. via @YouTube

A New "JAGUAR" in Arizona??? My first ever JAGUAR on trail camera!...

#jaguar #arizonajaguar #rarejaguar #trailcamera #endangeredjaguar

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4 years

Bighorn Salad Bar: New growth in the burned area of the Santa Catalinas for bighorns, deer and others to feed on post-Bighorn Fire. The fire also cleared dense vegetation that conceals predators. Much of the range is closed because of flash flood risks. Monsoon season ends 9/30.

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5 years

A mule deer munching barrel cactus fruit Sunday evening on @Tumamoc Hill. AZGFD funded narrative signs on the trail there, which now bears art celebrating the return of endangered Gila topminnow to Pima Co.

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Two mountain lions recently reported in the 500 block of south Players Club Dr., likely from the Tucson Mountains. Abundant, although not seen often, this sighting requires no direct action by @azgfdTucson . Help us monitor their movement & behavior by calling 623-236-7201 if seen

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1 year

@Tudec @AndyRichter Whereabouts of the dog was initially unknown. See today’s update.

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3 years

A mtn. lion caught on trail cam in the yard of a W. Sweetwater Dr. home near Saguaro Natl. Park W. The early evening sighting is routine, as mtn. lions regularly travel through residential areas in the foothills of Tucson. Call 623-236-7201 to help us monitor movement & behavior.

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Helicopters flying low over the Santa Catalinas may be seen Mon. & Tues. when @azgfdTucson flys it’s first survey of bighorn sheep there since the Bighorn Fire. From roughly Catalina State Park to Sabino Canyon. Bighorns likely survived the fire. Last count was approx. 75 in 2019

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A mountain lion early Fri. outside a home on Tucson’s near west side. This security cam imagery is classified as a sighting & requires no direct management action by @azgfdTucson . Help us monitor predator movement & behavior by reporting them when seen to 623-236-7201 24/7.

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4 years

The Bighorn Fire above the Finger Rock Trailhead last night. Wildfire burns invasive buffelgrass in desert terrain, but the fire adapted plant grows back faster than native species. Lower altitude wildfire also destroys desert tortoise habitat & slow growing saguaros. By B. James

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If you use glue traps for pests and catch a migratory bird like this screech owl instead, you could be charged with violating federal and state law. The owl is in guarded condition @TucsonWildlife after being freed from one. Bats, also protected by law, can also be so entrapped.

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Man bitten on foot by javelina early Thurs. while walking his dog near Oro Valley C.C. Javelina charged, victim picked up dog, & kicked the javelina. Attack is 2nd of its kind this month in Oro Valley. Dog walkers: Go the other way if javelina are seen, if possible. File photo.

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Bighorn sheep rams recently on the south slope of the Santa Catalinas. The pink ear tag indicates the ram was translocated by AZGFD to the range in 2014; the purple tag was from 2016, the last year bighorns were reintroduced there. Photos by Diane Enright.

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Tubac Residents: If you see this young ram, call 623-236-7201. Last seen west of I-19 in the Cerro Pelon subdivision. Possibly from the Silverbell Mtns. more than 50 miles away. Others have run the Tucson Mtns, but none are known to have crossed Ajo Way. Photo by Mindy Maddock.

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A supertanker dumping flame retardant Thursday in support of ground crews fighting the Bighorn Fire, as seen by a AZGFD Tucson staffer among up to nine working there. The fire has burned more than 7,000 acres and is ten percent contained. By Mike Richins.

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The Three Bears: A sow and two cubs finding a refuge from the Bighorn Fire at Seven Cataracts. @azgfdTucson has seen bears, bighorn sheep, whitetail & mule deer, coati and Gould’s turkeys either moving away from the fire or staying below it since it began June 5. By Dave Rigo.

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A female mountain lion and her two youngsters drinking overflow from an artesian well this week in a backyard so. of Sabino Canyon Rec. Area. They then cleared the area, likely returning to the canyon by way of Sabino Creek. Report such sighting to 623-236-7201. By Terry DeWald.

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Oro Valley residents: Trash attracts bears. This one was NE of Oracle & Linda Vista today. Take yours out day of pickup, not sooner. Pet food outside, bird feeders, & fallen tree fruit also attract bears. Call 623-236-7201 ASAP if seen. See for more tips.

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A mtn. lion in lower Bear Canyon recently at Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, the 2nd such trail cam video taken there in Dec. Hikers should only exercise caution near Bear Canyon Tram Stop #3 but not be overly alarmed. Call 623-236-7201 ASAP re: stalking behavior. By Jim Hunter

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@azgfdTucson saw more than 160 bighorn sheep, and one mountain lion, doing a aerial survey in the Silverbell Mtns. recently. The herd there is the largest among four ranges near Tucson. The area’s bighorn pop. is now estimated at 400+.

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Another javelina attack on a dog walker, 7 am Thurs. near Craycroft & 22nd. Area resident age 58 leg broken after being blind-side charged. Treated & released. Javelina think dogs are coyotes; victims get hurt defending their dogs. Go the other way ASAP when javelina are seen.

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3 years

A mountain lion early this morning moving through a Ventana Canyon neighborhood, the third such sighting there in five years. While some displacement of wildlife can occur if rainfall is heavy, such sighting are routine in foothills areas. Call us at 623-236-7201 if any are seen.

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2 years

A mountain lion caught on trail cam early Sat. moving through a residential area near Gates Pass. Such sightings are routine in the Tucson foothills & require no management action in most cases. Help us monitor their movement and behavior by calling 623-236-7201.

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Herd of 30 bighorns reintroduced to the Picacho Mountains in 2018 now numbers between 58 & 76, a recent aerial survey shows. Bighorns had been gone from there since the 1950s.

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5 years

Raw video of bighorn sheep being released last week to the Picacho Mountains. The range is east of I-10, on the side opposite Picacho Peak. The highway and Central Arizona Project canal should keep the bighorns from reaching the state park.

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Nearly 300 pronghorn now in the San Bernardino Valley, up from 60 in 2012, per a ground survey by @azgfdTucson & the AZ Antelope Foundation this weekend. Two wet winters, improved fawn survival, water hole work and translocations from Prescott helped. Photos by Betty Dickens.

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Don't risk getting hurt aiding injured wildlife. This owl, dazed when a motorist got it off Oracle Road last night, revived inside her car. It then latched onto her sleeve and steering wheel for some time. Unhurt, she finally coaxed it out. Get help by calling us at 623-236-7201

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A 32.8 pound catfish caught overnight Saturday at Patagonia Lake.

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Leave Baby Wildlife Alone: A bobcat kitten that bit a Tucson teen Wed. trying to rescue it from a pool. Good Samaritan victim treated, both released. Using a pool skimmer, calling us at 623-236-7201, were better options. Cats paddle! Hands off wildlife, even when in distress.

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Bobcat attack Sun. on Cactus Forest Dr., Saguaro Natl. Park E. Victim, age 66, bitten, scratched; then treated at ER & released. Rabies suspected, bobcat still at large. Call 623-236-7201 ASAP if seen; avoid contact w/, leave area, warn others. File photo by Tyler Verschoore.

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Young bobcat entrapped by a flex pipe in Oro Valley found & freed today by @azgfdTucson w/help from area residents. Treated for minor abrasion & released after being trapped & tranquilized. Unknown how it got stuck. Call 623-236-7201 re: wildlife in distress 24&7.

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Another bobcat, a juvenile, entrapped in a black flex pipe, near Rancho Vistoso & Oracle Road. @azgfdTucson trying to trap or tranquilize. Call 623-236-7201 if seen. Whereabouts of other in Catalina foothills 2/13 unknown.

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Gracious Hosts: The Kieley family of Mescal built this nest box for great horned owls that kept nesting in bad locations in their barn. It looks like the owls will be back next year. Photo by Heather Kieley.

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Mountain lion seen Saturday by an @azgfdTucson crew surveying deer and javelina populations by air in the Sonoita-Patagonia area. By Brian Aragon.

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More extraordinary trail cam work by local citizens-scientists, this one taken last night of a coyote caught mid-jump in the Tucson Mountains. By Jerry Rowlette.

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If you see this in your backyard, call us ASAP at 623-236-7201 24&7. Then try to scare if away by sanding tall, maintaining direct eye contact, waving your arms and yelling. For more information, see

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Lions of Summer: Trail cam images of different mountain lions on Mt. Lemmon this summer. By David Dean of the Santa Catalina Volunteer Patrol.

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A young bear, rescued by @azgfdTucson thin & possibly abandoned near Safford last October, was released in good health Thurs. to the White Mtns. area. It was cared for since being found, atop a fence post, @SWWildlife in Scottsdale. Call 623-236-7201 ASAP 24-7 re: wildlife issues

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Another recent example of mountain lions in outlying areas of Tucson, this time near Redington Pass. The “chirping” is how females communicate with youngsters. AZGFD only databases such routine sightings as a management tool. Report them to 623-236-7201. By the Hatfields.

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Mountain lion atop border fence near Naco, images courtesy U.S. Border Patrol. http://t.co/zMLjd50JKs

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AZGFD lethally removed three mountain lions from Pima Canyon overnight that fed on human remains found there Monday by Pima S.O. Rarely scavengers, such abnormal behavior made them them more likely to attack humans in the future. Repeatedly showed no fear of responding officers.

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1st confirmed bear sighting of 2019 for SE AZ; Red Ridge Trail, Santa Catalinas. Time to be Bear Aware out there. Secure food & garbage in camp, never take food in tent, wash up & change after cooking. Face it upright if approached, yell, wave arms; call 623-236-7201 ASAP 24&7.

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Saddlebrooke man attacked by a bobcat 8:23 am today at his home in the 67000 block of E. Flower Ridge Drive. Cuts to right leg & left arm. Victim now getting treatment for rabies, which is suspected. Bobcat at large; if seen in area call 623-236-7201 ASAP & stay away. File photo.

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A mountain lion braves the more wintry weather overnight Mon. in the Tucson Mtns. This sighting requires no action by @azgfdTucson , which makes management decisions by evaluating behavior & movement. Report predator sightings ASAP to 623-236-7201 24/7. Jerry Rowlette trail cam.

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A fawn that just died after being taken home Friday by an Amado man because he thought it looked thin. Had he returned it to where found as advised, the fawn likely would have survived in its mother’s care. Leave baby wildlife alone, call 623-236-7201 first or a local rehabber.

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A mountain lion roams the Crystal Springs Trail in the Santa Catalinas recently. Expect wildlife sightings to gradually increase as the weather gets hotter through the start of monsoons. Call 623-236-7201 ASAP 24&7 re: human-wildlife conflicts. Trail cam video by David Dean.

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@azgfdTucson

5 years

Antelope once hemmed in by development in Prescott released Friday north of Willcox. Now at home on a range w/22k cleared acres, 35 miles of antelope-friendly fencing & 15 new waters. Done in partnership w/AZ Antelope Foundation & Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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@azgfdTucson

4 months

Surveys by air of deer & javelina populations in SE AZ start today. Low-flying aircraft may be seen, through Jan. 23. The surveys are used for assessing the health of big game populations. Pursuing wildlife w/aircraft is otherwise illegal. Report violators to 800-352-0700.

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AZ Game & Fish Dept

@azgfdTucson

6 years

A bighorn ram posing atop a boulder recently high above the tram road at Sabino Canyon Recreation Area. The ram and ewe have since left Sabino. By Nicole Mitchell.

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AZ Game & Fish Dept

@azgfdTucson

6 years

A female mountain lion with yearlings watering last year. Litters of three are rare. Images by Coronado National Memorial.

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@azgfdTucson

1 year

Some of the nearly 30 pronghorn antelope moved today and Mon. by @azgfd from north of Douglas to the USFWS’s Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge near Sasabe. The translocation doubles the size of the pronghorn herd at the refuge to more than 50. SE AZ has approx: 600 pronghorn.

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AZ Game & Fish Dept

@azgfdTucson

3 years

A mountain lion drinks from a backyard water source in late June near the Tucson Mtns. Using more than a pie-tin to water wildlife can draw in predators, & are probably unneeded now given the monsoon. Mtn. lions routinely pass through foothills areas. If seen, call 623-236-7201.

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@azgfdTucson

3 years

Another bobcat, a juvenile, entrapped in a black flex pipe, near Rancho Vistoso & Oracle Road. @azgfdTucson trying to trap or tranquilize. Call 623-236-7201 if seen. Whereabouts of other in Catalina foothills 2/13 unknown.

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AZ Game & Fish Dept

@azgfdTucson

5 years

More Tucson area bighorns: (Left) A ram at water catchment in the Silverbell Mountains, by Joe Sheehy; & another ram in the Santa Catalinas by Brian Ham. More than 400 bighorns are now in the two ranges & nearby Picacho and Galiuro Mtns. in part because of AZGFD re-locations.

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AZ Game & Fish Dept

@azgfdTucson

2 years

A mountain lion outside a home in the Tucson Mtns. foothills Sun. evening. Such sightings of the wide-ranging species are routine in outlying areas of Tucson. Help us monitor their movement & behavior. Report predator sightings to 623-236-7201 ASAP 24/7. By Carmen & Jack VanDyke.

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AZ Game & Fish Dept

@azgfdTucson

6 years

Bighorn sheep in the Santa Catalina Mountains as seen last week during an aerial survey by @azgfdTucson . Thirty GPS collared and uncollared sheep were observed, resulting in a population estimate of 60+ in the range.

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AZ Game & Fish Dept

@azgfdTucson

6 years

Homeowners: Decorate wildlife safe this Halloween. Pumpkins attract javelina, others. Display high above ground outdoors, better on a window sill indoors. Discard securely. Call us at 623-236-7201 if need be re: human-wildlife conflicts 24&7.

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@azgfdTucson

1 year

Reward of up to $500 for info leading to an arrest in cruel & inhumane shooting of a javelina 17 times w/a pellet gun. Javelina found 2/28 at Saddlebrooke. Javelina died @TucsonWildlife despite treatment. Call 800-352-0700 re: Operation Game Thief #23 -000405. Anonymous tips OK.

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@azgfdTucson

6 months

Second javelina bite this week in Tucson, Thurs. at Canyon Ranch. Female victim still hospitalized w/multiple bites. Rounded a corner & startled the javelina, which charged. @azgfdTucson investigating. Call 623-236-7201 about nuisance wildlife. Deprive them of food, haze w/noise.

AZ Game & Fish Dept

@azgfdTucson

6 months

An elderly Miami resident was treated & released by a midtown urgent care Mon. after being bitten while feeding a javelina. Rabies treatment recommended. AZ’s had three wildlife attacks directly related to feeding since 10/26; one caused a death. Report feeders to 800-352-0700.

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@azgfdTucson

11 months

Leave Baby Wildlife Alone: This solitary bobcat kitten in Vail recently appears to be abandoned. But more likely than not Mom is nearby feeding. Wait at least 24 hours before assuming the worst, unless the wildlife is in harm’s way. Then call 623-236-7201 or a wildlife rehabber.

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AZ Game & Fish Dept

@azgfdTucson

6 months

Wiley Coyotes: A pack, or band, today near north LaCholla Blvd. & west Tangerine Road. Clever & opportunistic, sometimes hunting in pairs, they eat whatever is available. So don’t leave small pets unattended outdoors where coyotes are present, & deter them w/loud noise if seen.

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