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Category Archives: Desert Dwelling
My First Deployment with HSUS: 200+ Animals Rescued from a Hoarder
This desolate property is strange and unnerving, a reckless spot of scrubland in eastern Arizona. The big rig for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is being carefully negotiated into position as I follow the lead team on … Continue reading
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Southern California Oasis is a Birdwatcher’s Paradise
My father wakes me at 6:15am with a tentative knock on the bedroom door. My last memory is dozing off, the satisfaction of last night’s rich Thanksgiving dinner still warm in my belly. Kevin and I are at the ranch for … Continue reading
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It All Started with an Elephant
Today I worked at ACC (the Phoenix Zoo animal hospital). I used to be on staff there. That was years ago. Now I simply cover occasional days throughout the year. I still love it. And this morning, as I was … Continue reading
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Born Free: A Gecko Story
It was heart retching to see a baby so emaciated! Last week I happened into the garage and, glancing down, discovered a hatchling Western Banded gecko (scientifically named Coleonyx variegates) stuck in an empty dog bowl and nearly dead from starvation. … Continue reading
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A Summer Sensation: Mexican Free Tail Bat Video
my head in bat guano… hey, gotta get the shot You know me—I love bats! And loving bats as I do, I have always wanted to make a trip to Tucson to see the large colonies of migratory Mexican Free … Continue reading
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Beautiful Backyard Wildlife
Sometimes when we think of “wildlife” we think of animals from other places—exotic species we have seen in books or spotted when traveling to distant locales. But it’s vital to acknowledge that wildlife exists around us wherever we are. We … Continue reading
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Migrating Monarchs
Well, those spectacular Monarch butterflies are in motion again, heading north on their spring migration from Mexico. Today I was lucky to observe several orange clouds bobbing over the vast dry desert between Arizona and California, fluttering wings filling the … Continue reading
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Death of Beloved American Jaguar Macho B
It was an honor to see Macho B in the flesh. To touch his warm amber fur, trace fingertips across black markings I’d seen only in photographs. To feel him breathing—chest lifting gently beneath my hand—and hear his steady heartbeat … Continue reading
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