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Determining Species of Concern Within Pima County, Arizona: Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan

ContributorsFonseca, Julia (Author) / Scalero, David (Author) / Shaw, William W. (Author) / Pima County (Ariz.). County Administrator's Office (Publisher)
Created1999-04-29
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To facilitate discussion about which species might be considered for protection, a series of in-depth interviews were conducted with members of the local science community who have expertise in the areas of birds, fish, invertebrates, mammals, plants and plant communities, and reptiles and amphibians.

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Ranching Within Pima County - Ranch Tradition and Conservation in the Altar Valley Area: Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan

ContributorsChilton, Susan E. (Author) / Pima County (Ariz.). County Administrator's Office (Publisher)
Created1999
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The author takes issue with the statement, "Only three percent of the cows are from the West" and discusses all that is involved in raising cows that are then shipped east to graze before slaughter. They forget that they were born and raised out here. The Altar Valley alone produces…

The author takes issue with the statement, "Only three percent of the cows are from the West" and discusses all that is involved in raising cows that are then shipped east to graze before slaughter. They forget that they were born and raised out here. The Altar Valley alone produces millions of pounds of beef a year.