This is a picture Santa Elena Canyon and the Rio Grande with the Santa Elena Canyon Protected Area, Chihuahua, Mexico on the left and Big Bend National Park in Texas on the right.

The Chihuahuan Desert Education Coalition has been an important education partner at the Zoo since 2004 when the group was formed at a meeting of conservation leaders from across El Paso. In response to the group’s efforts to promote biosphere reserves and transboundary conservation that we reported on here earlier, board member Kendra Jones has provided …

Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center Presentation on Zoom planned for Wednesday, March 29, 6:30pm Mountain Time

Mount Livermore (highest peak on the left) as seen from the front entrance to the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute (CDRI) Nature Center. Mount Livermore is a summit in the Davis Mountains in Jeff Davis County, Texas. It reaches an elevation of 8,378 feet / 2,554 meters, and is the fourth highest and most isolated peak …

Can we realize Roosevelt’s dream for a transboundary conservation area by developing a plan for a sustainable future?

This is a picture Santa Elena Canyon and the Rio Grande with the Santa Elena Canyon Protected Area, Chihuahua, Mexico on the left and Big Bend National Park in Texas on the right. By Rick LoBello, Board Member Background Big Bend National Park was first officially proposed on February 16, 1935 when Texas Senator Morris …

Chihuahuan Desert Wildlife: Western Screech Owl

By Jacob Croft Western Screech Owl Megascops Kennicotti Status: Least Concerned Size: 7.5-9.8 inches Habitat: Woodlands The Western Screech Owl, looking much like the Eastern Screech Owl, is found in the western US and Mexico. They live here in El Paso, but are not commonly seen. Watch for them in the evenings or early mornings. They are nocturnal …

Sky Island Fireflies

By Stephen Hummel, Board Member Fireflies are not an insect species commonly associated with the desert. They are typically found in humid, dark, wooded environments typically found in the eastern half of the United States and elsewhere. Relatively few fireflies can be found in the dry conditions of the western United States. One exception is …