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coyote
Desert Living 

Wild Animals: How to Handle Them (or Not)

July 4, 2018July 5, 2018 Staff Writers animals

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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bobcat kitten at bchs
Community News Schools 

Bobcat Kittens Rescued at Boulder Creek High School

January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 Robert Roy Britt animals, bchs

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.

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american kestrel
Press Releases Science & Nature 

Game & Fish Seeks Volunteers to Make ‘Homes’ for Kestrels

December 14, 2017 PRESS RELEASE animals

AZGFD — Standing at less than 11 inches tall, the American kestrel is a mighty bird of prey, yet the future

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gray fox
Health & Fitness Press Releases Science & Nature 

Rabies Cases in Arizona Gray Foxes Increase

December 13, 2017 PRESS RELEASE animals, wildlife

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. 

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sulcata tortoise
Community News 

Lose a Tortoise? Big One Found in Anthem

October 10, 2017October 27, 2017 Staff Writers animals, anthem

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.

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Prickett Fence 

Goodbye, Best Friend

August 30, 2017August 30, 2017 Chris Prickett animals

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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Desert Living News Science & Nature 

Bobcats: Facts, Habits and Dangers

August 20, 2017July 4, 2018 Robert Roy Britt animals

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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