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Getting the lead out http://www.hcn.org/issues/341/16865 Condor 134’s harrowing experience with lead poisoning exemplifies these endangered birds’ greatest challenge – which some advocates hope to ease by banning lead bullets in California No publisher Mitch Tobin Threatened and endangered Phoenix Zoo Hunting lead bullets Peregrine Fund Dean Rice Kathy Orr California Fish and Game Department lead bans California condors hu chelation endangered birds wildlife reintroduction Endangered Species Act Thom Lord veterinarians lead poisoning Birds 2010-08-17T23:16:40Z News Article Rancher wins big in libel suit against enviros http://www.hcn.org/issues/292/15300 Arizona rancher and investment banker Jim Chilton wins a $600,000 judgment for libel against The Center for Biological Diversity No publisher Mitch Tobin Grazing Public Lands Environmental Center for Biological Diversity Jim Chilton libel damages lawsuits overgrazing public lands grazing Endangered Species Act Kraig Marton Robert Royal Kieran Suckling Advocacy Groups 2010-02-05T09:23:31Z News Article Squirrels and scopes in the line of fire http://www.hcn.org/issues/281/14959 A wildfire on Arizona’s Mount Graham almost reached the University of Arizona’s controversial mountaintop telescopes – and may yet destroy an already endangered squirrel No publisher Mitch Tobin Fire Mount Graham red squirrel Mount Graham telescopes forest fires wildfires Nuttall Fire Gibson Fire endangered species Forest Service John Koprowski Coronado National Forest University of Arizona Large Binocular Telescope Robin Silver Cente 2010-02-05T09:20:56Z News Article Water holes awash in controversy http://www.hcn.org/issues/273/14708 Game managers and environmentalists disagree on the usefulness of artificial water holes for game; environmental groups say they spread disease, attract killer bees, and give predators a convenient spot to ambush prey. The Arizona Game and Fish Department No publisher Mitch Tobin State Agencies Man-made waterholes 2010-02-05T09:57:03Z News Article Phelps Dodge looks to revive mining in the Copper State http://www.hcn.org/issues/267/14526 Phelps Dodge wants to open a big copper mine near Safford, Ariz., but some critics say that the company’s planned land swap is a rip-off, and that the mine may have harmful environmental impacts No publisher Mitch Tobin Copper Phelps Dodge Safford Arizona copper mining Gila River Bureau of Land Management land swaps 2010-02-05T09:56:04Z News Article Warm-water native fish are left out in the cold http://www.hcn.org/issues/266/14511 A new study by a team of biologists shows little is being done to save a dozen of the Southwest’s threatened and endangered native fish species No publisher Mitch Tobin Endangered threatened and endangered fish native fish Gila River Basin Arizona spikedace Gila topminnow Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility PEER Jeff Ruch Arizona State University The Nature Conservancy University of Arizona 2010-02-05T09:55:58Z News Article Delta beast rears its head http://www.hcn.org/issues/258/14240 The Interior Department is considering restarting the Yuma Desalting Plant, and environmentalists fear the plant’s salty runoff could destroy Mexico’s Cienega de Santa Clara – the Sonoran Desert’s largest wetland No publisher Mitch Tobin Riparian Areas and Wetlands Yuma Desalting Plant Cienega de Santa Clara Colorado River Delta Sonoran Desert wetlands desalinization 2010-02-05T10:13:40Z News Article State land no longer just for the cows http://www.hcn.org/issues/257/14201 The environmental group Forest Guardians outbids a rancher to gain control of a grazing allotment on state school-trust land in Arizona No publisher Mitch Tobin Public Lands Public lands grazing state school trust lands Babocomari River Arizona Forest Guardians grazing allotments 2010-02-05T10:13:25Z News Article Bikers want back in to national park http://www.hcn.org/issues/254/14097 Tucson, Ariz., mountain bikers are pushing the Park Service to reopen the Cactus Forest Trail in Saguaro National Park No publisher Mitch Tobin 2010-02-05T10:12:51Z News Article Monument presents a management morass http://www.hcn.org/issues/248/13887 In Arizona’s Ironwood Forest National Monument, ranchers, recreationists and illegal immigrants are all fighting for space No publisher Mitch Tobin Tourism And Recreation 2010-11-09T21:29:26Z News Article Fences go up along the Mexican border http://www.hcn.org/issues/245/13772 The Border Patrol wants to erect 249 miles of fences along the Arizona-Mexico border, and some environmentalists are worried about their impact on desert wildlife. No publisher Mitch Tobin Desert Land Use, Planning Deserts 2010-02-05T08:41:50Z News Article Where’d you get that cactus, partner? http://www.hcn.org/issues/244/13733 Southern Arizona cities are importing cacti from west Texas, and demand is beginning to outstrip the natural supply. No publisher Mitch Tobin 2010-02-05T08:41:38Z News Article Wheels still spin after desert lockdown http://www.hcn.org/issues/223/11114 Road closures to protect endangered Sonoran pronghorn in Ariz.'s Cabeza Prieta Nat'l Wildlife Refuge and Organ Pipe Cactus Nat'l Monument will keep the public out, but may not stem the tide of drug smugglers, illegal immigrants and Border Patrol agents. No publisher Mitch Tobin Threatened and Endangered Species 2010-02-05T08:52:28Z News Article A wing and a genius grant http://www.hcn.org/issues/221/11058 Tucson pilot Sandy Lanham wins a MacArthur "genius grant" for her work flying scientists and conservationists while charging no more than the cost of fuel and airport fees. No publisher Mitch Tobin Science 2010-02-05T08:52:02Z News Article Protecting Arizona's underground wonderland http://www.hcn.org/issues/217/10919 Arizona State Parks is fighting a proposal resort near Benson, Ariz., which some fear could harm the nearby Kartchner Caverns. No publisher Mitch Tobin State Parks 2010-02-05T08:51:01Z News Article