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TweetPinShareNew video highlights wildlife managers keeping communities safe and tips for preventing human-bear interactions Contributed Article/Courtesy AZGFD PINETOP — Summer is the peak season for black bear activity in rural communities …
AZGFD: Stay safe and help keep bears wild Read More
TweetPinShareYoung wildlife are rarely abandoned, and parents will likely return Contributed Article/Courtesy AZGFD PHOENIX — As the spring season brings an increase in newborn wildlife throughout the state, the Arizona …
AZGFD: Leave baby wildlife alone Read More
TweetPinShareIncludes a chance to hunt antlered mule deer on the world-famous “Arizona Strip” PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) will once again offer hunters an opportunity to …
‘Copper State Draw’ opens at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 1 Read More
TweetPinShareArizona Game and Fish has over 100 non-releasable tortoises ready for adoption Contributed Article/Courtesy AZGFD PHOENIX– (AZGFD). As these beloved reptiles awake from their winter brumation, it’s the perfect time …
Find a companion, help conservation– Adopt a desert tortoise this spring! Read More
TweetPinShareMinimizing impact on habitat is key to successful wildlife conservation Contributed Article/Courtesy AZGFD PHOENIX — As shed antler hunters begin to scour the backcountry for dropped deer and elk antlers, …
Shed antler hunting from an OHV? Stay on roads and trails Read More
TweetPinShareAZGFD is working alongside partner organizations to recover the imperiled species Contributed Article/Courtesy AZGFD Arizona Game and Fish Department personnel released 19 endangered black-footed ferrets at three sites in northern …
Endangered black-footed ferrets released in northern Arizona Read More
TweetPinShareApplications will be accepted by mail beginning at 8 a.m. March 16 STATEWIDE – Arizona hunters still have an opportunity to receive a hunt permit-tag for select 2026 elk hunts. The …
Leftover permit-tags remain for 2026 elk hunts Read More
TweetPinShareIf you found yourself tagless after the 2026 pronghorn and elk draw, have we got a deal for you! Conservation First USA is holding its Big Game Super Draw, where …
Extra elk and pronghorn hunt opportunities exist Read More
TweetPinShareCount reveals more than 300 individuals in the wild Courtesy Center for Biological Diversity/AZGFD/NMW SILVER CITY, N.M.— The Arizona and New Mexico wildlife agencies today jointly announced that the number of endangered Mexican …
Mexican wolf population count complete Read More
TweetPinShareNational Invasive Species Awareness Week is Feb. 23-27 Contributed Article/Courtesy AZGFD PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is joining state and federal partners across the country to …
Help stop the spread of harmful invasive species Read More