Peachey said he has also seen a bat fly up to a saguaro, grab a cactus fruit and swallow it whole. Walking into the Sonoran Desert, one can see that these saguaros are everywhere. They stand tall ...

“Nobody wants a two-inch cactus needle to go through them.” Many ecosystems evolved to live with wildfire, but the Sonoran Desert is not ... Bec Veerman couldn’t stand to see that.

Imagine standing under the blinding ... s fruits are a vital food source for many desert animals, including javelinas and coyotes. Removing a cactus isn’t just about losing a plant—it ...

Did you know the mighty saguaro cactus came to the Sonoran Desert region after the last Ice Age, thousands of years ago? That’s just one of the fascinating facts in this program, which looks at ...

But scientists from the University of Arizona are starting to unravel the effect that such a wall could have on a desert ecosystem ... Forests of tall saguaro cactus stand with arms stretched ...

Cactus wrens are true desert dwellers. They survive well for long periods of time without ever drinking free-standing water because they get their moisture from the fruits, seeds and insects that ...

“Cactus cop” Jim McGinnis, an investigator for Arizona’s Department of Agriculture, is tired of thieves ripping saguaro cacti out of the desert. “Everybody wants a saguaro in their front ...

I am from Texas and have been to Big Bend National Park, in the Chihuahuan Desert, many times. I also lived in Tucson. The s aguaro cactus does not grow in the Chihuahuan Desert. It grows in the ...

I began to feel really alone ... In Cactus Country, there was this division of worlds between the children and the adults. We were on our own all day, outside in the desert.