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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Mark Sitter, owner of B&B Cactus Farm in Tucson, Ariz., loads a small saguaro cactus onto a cart for a customer on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015.  Saguaro National Park plans to partner with plant nurseries to scan for saguaros that may have been stolen from the park. (Photograph by Natalie Grum/Arizona Sonora News)

Saguaro national park to scan plant nurseries for tagged cactus

APosegate June 29, 2015

             In a new move to protect the state’s iconic plant, Saguaro National Park plans to monitor cactus nurseries to prevent the buying and selling of stolen saguaros from the park.           ...

Members of Grand Canyon National Parks Emergency Services branch practice rope rescues during a technical rescue training at the South Rim of the park in Arizona. Grand Canyon performs more search and rescues than any other national park in Arizona. (National Park Service photograph/Courtesy of Grand Canyon National Park)

Rescue rangers ramp up for summer in national parks

APosegate June 9, 2015
National park rangers in Arizona are preparing for the annual summer surge of slips, trips, falls and rescues.
Daniel Vezie, Integrated Pest Management coordinator at Maricopa Unified School District, looks at bug traps at Maricopa Wells Middle School on Tuesday, April 7, 2015. (Photo by Rebecca Marie Sasnett / Arizona Sonora News Service)

New training to reduce pesticides in schools

APosegate April 21, 2015

Some are vacuumed. Some are swept. Others are crushed, baited or trapped. The rest are kept out with caulk, window screens, door sweeps or, as a last resort, sprayed with chemicals. In some schools,...

Rabies outbreak slows in Southern Arizona

Rabies outbreak slows in Southern Arizona

APosegate March 31, 2015

After nearly one year of being confined to 6-foot leashes and fenced-in yards, dogs in southern Arizona may soon be able to run free without fear for rabies. A surprise outbreak led Santa Cruz County...

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