Spend any amount of time out in the desert, and chances are you've encountered a jumping cholla. It happens to the best of us. The cylindropuntia fulgida, AKA chain-fruit or jumping cholla, has a ...

As you journey through these desert landscapes, you'll see why cacti have become such powerful symbols of endurance and survival, capable of thriving in the harshest conditions. For example, saguaro ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — While Arizona wildlife officers never know what they’ll face in their day-to-day work, they’re always there to help adorable animals in need. Two weeks ago, Arizona Game and Fish ...

One of the most common and iconic plants in our desert is the cholla cactus (Cylidropuntia spp.). It’s also a plant that many people love to hate. So why am I making it my plant of the month? Our ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Pima Animal Care says a bystander rescued a kitten covered in pieces of cholla cactus. According to the agency, a bystander found the kitten at 14th Street and Fremont Avenue ...

Peter Criss shuts down Gene Simmons' claim about the KISS classic 'Beth': 'He talks about things he doesn't know about' ...

A man from the Hidden Valley area south of Maricopa, Ariz. called Animal Care & Control after he found a stray dog covered in cactus needles. An Animal Care & Control officer responded, rescued the ...

Twelve miles south of the park’s north entrance, the Cholla Cactus Garden features an array of different species of cactus, ...