The desert floor just east of San Diego was a stark contrast this spring to the showy display of flowers during 2017’s super bloom. In March, San Diego State University researcher Lluvia ...

The Cholla Cactus Garden, located about 12 miles south of the park's North Entrance, is home to one of the few stands of cholla cactus in the park. The short, quarter-mile Cholla Cactus Garden Nature ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - A 5-month-old Chihuahua dubbed "Cholla Charlie" has found his forever home after getting into a prickly situation in Surprise last month. After the puppy was found covered ...

Many desert animals make use of the wide variety of cholla found within the desert environment. The fleshy fruits are a source of both food and moisture for many species of mammals. Birds find the ...