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Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

One of The Hermitage's 200 cats rests in a cat tower.

Volunteers at the Hermitage have a paw-sitive impact on cats

Reese Anderson, Reporter October 9, 2024

Cats galore.  Everywhere you look, there are cats.  They meet you at the door, lounge in the sun, rest in their beds, or scamper across the floor.  This is life at The Hermitage. You...

Dogs waiting for you at PACC. (Photo by: Paige Carpenter and Angela Vera/ Arizona Sonora News Service)

Shelter dogs seek permanent homes

Angela Vera May 2, 2018

The Humane Society of the United States has a point to make. “If just one of every five Americans wanting to add a cat or dog to their family in the next year adopted from a shelter, not one...

Suzanne Moody and her 23 year love affair with Chiricahua National Monument

Suzanne Moody and her 23 year love affair with Chiricahua National Monument

Janie Todorovich September 27, 2017

    Park Ranger Suzanne Moody has lived at Chiricahua National Monument for 23 years, and she finds something new in the park to fall in love with each day. “You would think after...

What Arizona Sonoran Desert animal are you?

What Arizona Sonoran Desert animal are you?

Victoria Teplitz March 2, 2016

Take our short quiz to find out what iconic Arizona Sonoran Desert animal you are. Click here to see the other animals you were not. Victoria Teplitz is a reporter for Arizona Sonora News, a service...

Learn about the animals in this quiz

Victoria Teplitz March 2, 2016

The Ocelot, one of the rare gorgeous cats that has been endangered since 1982, according to Pima County information. The predator is mostly awake at night and stays in shady areas during the day. Click...

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