Arizona Wildlife

Growing up on the east coast, when someone asked me to envision a desert, Arizona was likely the first image to come to mind. Its place in old western and cowboy movies definitely helped, but with sand and dirt coving the ground and Cacti growing at every square inch, it's hard not to view it as such.

In Arizona, we love our pets and want to keep them safe. Be vigilant and don't let you pets get hurt by this threat to their safety.

These animals are on the move in Arizona. Do you know what to do if you encounter this creature in the desert? The more you know, the better the outcome. Read and learn how to handle this desert creature's mating season.

When I hike across the Arizona landscape, I'm captivated by the rising mountain peaks, curving valleys, and miles of flat desert. As wonderful and breathtaking as these natural formations are, my true love comes in the form of our wildlife.

Arizona is chock full of wildlife. When most of your state is open desert, it allows for ecosystems to pop up and thrive. The issue with this, is sometimes we get more than we bargained for.

I've made sure to check everywhere I step, sit, or sleep in the fear one of Arizona's creepy crawlies sneaking up on me. This is a situation I would've never seen coming.

A lot of spiders you'll see in Arizona are harmless, but these three could potentially cause you serious harm.

Arizona is home to a wide variety of natural wildlife, none more impressive than its avian population. There are approximately 550 different species of birds from border to border of the Grand Canyon State.

One of Arizona's greatest strengths is our diversity of wildlife. Despite being an arid desert, the state of Arizona hosts a wide variety of plant and animal life.

This thing is the creepiest, weirdest, most disgusting flying insect I have ever heard of.