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Sunday, October 12th, 2008
Two State Ballot Propositions Disastrous to Conservation Efforts
Tucson, AZ - There are two propositions going before Arizona voters this November that are opposed by conservation organizations. These propositions will hinder conservation if approved. Propositions 100 and 105 would have a negative impact on conservation efforts at the state and local level.
"These propositions pose an immediate and serious threat to the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan," says Carolyn Campbell, Executive Director of the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection. "If approved by Arizona voters, they will undo years of progress accomplished by citizens and leaders in southern Arizona."
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Pygmy-owls Considered for ESA Listing
(Tucson, AZ) Once again, the tiny predator known as the Cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl is being considered for threatened or endangered designation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
The USFWS issued a 90-day finding and Status Review on June 1, 2008, which states that relisting may be warranted and seeks information as to the taxonomy, ecology, and biology of the pygmy-owl.
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Vehicles banned on section of monument
Ginger D. Richardson
The Arizona Republic
May 13, 2008 12:00 AM
Sonoran Desert swath extensively damaged
(Phoenix, AZ) Starting next month, a huge swath of the Sonoran Desert National Monument, one of the state's most prized parcels of public land, will be closed to off-road enthusiasts.
The federal Bureau of Land Management is banning all vehicular traffic, including motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, from 55,000 acres of the popular desert wilderness because of extensive environmental damage.
