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  Arizona Game and Fish Promotes Its Own Hunting Contest While Banning Others

  September 11 at 7:30 a.m.

  Hunters and animal activists finally agree on something.

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  Proposed Arizona-Mexico Wall Threatens Southwest's Last Free-Flowing River

  July 5 at 7 a.m.

  The San Pedro is one of the few remaining places where animals like javelina and jaguars can cross the man-made border between Mexico and Arizona.

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  It's Cat World Domination Day: We're Celebrating With Cats in Art

  June 24 at 6:30 a.m.

  Every day is cat world domination day, assuming there's at least one fabulous feline in your life. But for everybody else, it falls on just a single day this year — Monday, June 24. We're celebrating with a fun collection of cat art spotted around metro Phoenix in recent years, including cats that reference mythology, art history, environmental issues, and more. 

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  Fun With Animal Art for National Endangered Species Day

  May 19 at 1:33 p.m.

  Animals lovers never need an excuse to check out a cute crop of animal pictures. But Endangered Species Day, which was on May 17, is a great time to go beyond cute, and think more about animal conservation and protection. We've encountered plenty of animal art around town, including some depicting endangered species, such as leopards, gorillas, elephants, tigers, and sea turtles. Here's a sampling we hope you'll enjoy. 

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  City Spider: How Black Widows Thrive in a Warmer, Urbanized Environment

  Monday, November 26, 2018 at 8 a.m.

  Black widows that have adapted to the warm concrete of Phoenix are very different from their cousins in the desert, ASU scientists are finding.

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  Phoenix-Area Men Charged With Killing Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf

  Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 8 a.m.

  "It's a wolf, shoot it," one of the men allegedly told the other.