By then, we could see his cactus skeleton ... the urban sprawl that has diminished the saguaro’s Sonoran Desert range was still another century away. He would have been alive in the early ...
This 92,867-acre park is dedicated to the largest cactus in the U.S., the saguaro (pronounced sa-WAH-ro), a universal symbol of the American West. The park is divided into two districts ...
Cactus ferruginous pygmy owls are named for the saguaro cactuses they live in, their rusty-colored stripes, and their small size. They’re as fierce as they are small: These 2.5-ounce raptors prey on ...
Foes of a plan to construct a new interstate highway — including a segment that could go through environmentally sensitive portions near Tucson — have won a temporary reprieve.
Cactus ferruginous pygmy owls are named for the saguaro cactuses they live in, their rusty-colored stripes, and their small size. They’re as fierce as they are small: These 2.5-ounce raptors prey on ...
The saguaro cactus is a distinctive icon of the American Southwest, found only in the Sonoran Desert. This towering plant, which can grow up to 60 feet tall and live for more than 200 years, is the ...
Giant saguaro cactus draped in a thick blanket of snow ... Photographer: Paul Williams we were able to capture our second extremely rare desert event. Over the next few days we were able to ...