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Suppose you find a baby bird, javelina or deer that appears to be abandoned. Or maybe you have a coyote or bobcat hanging around your yard and acting strange. Or, worse, you’re attacked by a wild animal. What do you do? Here’s the advice (and the phone numbers) from Arizona Game & Fish Department.
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Two bobcats kittens have been rescued at Boulder Creek High School in Anthem after forcing an hours-long lockdown of the Jaguar’s campus Monday. One kitten was captured last night in an outdoor drainage area, the other this morning in a tree. Both will be reunited with their mother, who was captured yesterday.
Read More >>>AZGFD — Standing at less than 11 inches tall, the American kestrel is a mighty bird of prey, yet the future
Read More >>>Several foxes have been seen alongside trailheads in Maricopa and other counties, and there is evidence the outbreak may be spreading to more urban areas, posing additional risk to people and pets in residential communities.
Read More >>>The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office “is looking for the owner of this lost sulcata tortoise found crossing the street at Anthem Way & Venture Drive.” The African reptile is not native to Arizona.
Read More >>>Over the Prickett Fence: Buster came into our lives as a “failed foster.” Someone dropped him off at the park during the housing bust and we agreed to watch him just in case the owner came back. Their loss was our immeasurable gain. A two-week stay lasted 10 years.
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Bobcats live throughout Arizona, and they’ll hang around suburban areas if there are sources of water and food (bunnies, lizards, birds, small pets — that sort of thing). Oh, and they can jump as high as 12 feet. That’s a 144-inch vertical, for the sports-minded. While these felines rarely attack humans, small pets are another story.
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