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	<title>Animals &amp; Wildlife Archives | Phoenix New Times</title>
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		<title>Video: Runaway cows evade cops in South Phoenix neighborhood</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:18:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>PHX Cat Cafe has opened a north Phoenix location. Here&#8217;s a look inside</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:40:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Birding-curious? Tips on how to take up bird-watching in Arizona</title>
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					<dc:creator>Jennifer Goldberg</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Salt River horse herd to be drastically cut, per new state contract</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:55:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Termites are a problem in Arizona. A guide to treatment and prevention</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 07:47:50 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Baby giraffe needs a name: Phoenix Zoo opens voting until Dec. 22</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:58:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>New Times readers blame mosquitoes on rain and, uh, Bill Gates</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>You’re not nuts: The mosquitoes in Phoenix have gone bananas this year</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:35:33 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/11/Bug-Spray-Getty.jpg" alt="a person sprays bug spray on their arm" />Mosquito complaints to the county have jumped 400% since last year. But the end is in sight.]]></description>
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		<title>Phoenix Zoo lion cubs are all grown up and leaving Arizona</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:42:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Meet comics legend Todd McFarlane at Phoenix Zoo Saturday</title>
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					<dc:creator>Jennifer Goldberg</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 11:37:57 -0700</pubDate>
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