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Weekend forest visitors should be 'bear aware'

If you're headed into the forests this holiday weekend, you may want to listen up.

Young bear found in Mesa taken back to forest

A young bear found roaming near an East Mesa neighborhood Tuesday night has been moved.

AZ Game and Fish: It's illegal to feed wildlife

Arizona Game and Fish is reminding people that it is illegal in many areas to feed javelina and other wildlife.

Mexican gray wolf to be spared, headed to Scottsdale

A Mexican gray wolf that had been targeted for death will be spared.

Mexican gray wolf ordered dead to protect cattle

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service is going to kill a female Mexican gray wolf following a series of cattle depredations in southwestern New Mexico.

Arizona Memories: A little bit of everything

As we continue to celebrate Arizona’s 100^th year as a state, we asked you to share your favorite memories of living here. Tice Supplee moved here almost 40 years ago, and has spent decades studying the state’s wildlife. She originally came to take a job at the University of Arizona.

Ram roundup expected to help wildlife after Wallow Fire

Arizona Game and Fish is working to reintroduce Rocky Mountain Big Horn rams to the herd after the Wallow Fire.

Mexican gray wolf numbers coming up short

The federal government doesn’t know if they have enough Mexican gray wolves to successfully save the species in the southwest.

Post Wallow Fire: Cattle may not Graze in Forest

Ranchers who lease forest land may not be allowed to graze cattle in areas burned by the largest fire in Arizona’s history. As KJZZ’s Paul Atkinson reports in our series on the aftermath of t

Post Wallow Fire: Wildlife Looking for Food and Shelter

Residents in Eastern Arizona can expect more contact with wildlife following the worst wildfire in Arizona history.