Tag: AZGFD
Endangered black-footed ferret reintroduced
SELIGMAN – For the first time in almost 30 years, Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) biologists performed a re-introduction of ten endangered black-footed ferrets to the once-flourishing Aubrey Valley/Double O Ranch area, attempting to re-populate the only active recovery spot in Arizona.
The ferret kits were captively bred at one of six sites across the country, including the Phoenix Zoo. The kits were then taken to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in northern Colorado, where they learned to hunt and live in the wild.
Catch fish, not birds
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) reminds anglers of the importance of proper fishing line (monofilament) disposal after AZGFD biologists remove a tangled fledgling from the wild and take it to wildlife rehabilitators.
Nest watchers at Willow Springs Lake noticed the eaglet with fishing line wrapped around one of its legs. AZGFD biologists tried multiple times, but were unable to safely access the nest.
“So we had to wait until it fledged,” said Kenneth “Tuk” Jacobson, AZGFD raptor management coordinator. “Once it took its first flight, we were able to capture it and found that the fishing line had caused a severe wound to the eagle’s leg.”
AZGFD, Arizona partners put record $24 million into wildlife conservation in 2023
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD), partnering with Arizona’s wildlife conservation organizations, put a combined total of $24.2 million into on-the-ground projects for terrestrial and aquatic wildlife conservation in 2023.
Apply now for 2025 spring hunts
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is accepting applications for 2025 hunt permit-tags issued through the draw process for spring turkey, javelina, bison, and raptor capture.
AZGFD rolls out new Hunter Education certification courses
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is making it easier to complete the requirements necessary to become certified by the department’s Hunter Education program.
