Vince Pinto

As temperatures head into the 90s, reptiles are on the rise in the Sky Islands. Here’s a few to look for.

Our native plants have evolved beautiful blossoms not to serve our admiring gaze, but rather to have sex.

There’s a diversity of animal life in the Sky Islands — underground.

Among the local joys to be had in nature come February are winter wildflowers: colorful sprays of blossoms unexpectedly perking up from a dull, frost-bitten land.

Enter El Tigre, the jaguar.

Meet winter’s weird wildlife: veritable freaks of nature in some regards, sure to capture the imagination of the curious naturalist.

How animals, parasites, insects and plants get around.

Grasshopper mice, robberflies and Mala mujer are three relatively obscure local species who deserve our attention, admiration and protection.

We are not about to turn into Venus overnight. We don’t have to, however, for there to be catastrophic consequences for life as we know it – and yes, that includes us. 

What other northern parts of the globe have weather patterns similar to our monsoon and how does our resulting flora and fauna compare to theirs?