{"id":117,"date":"2023-09-18T09:17:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T09:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingdesert23.wpengine.com\/?page_id=117"},"modified":"2025-08-21T13:51:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T20:51:31","slug":"wild-americas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/visit\/animals-and-gardens\/wild-americas\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Americas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"117\" class=\"elementor elementor-117\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b763a3 hero-nav e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b763a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542e6ec elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center nav-list elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"542e6ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#trial\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Trail Overview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#attraction\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Attractions &amp; Dining<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#animalgardens\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Animals &amp; Gardens<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#accessi\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Accessibility<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Zoo Policies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#latestnews\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Latest News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad3322e nav-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad3322e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visitor Information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-703f9dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"703f9dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4589f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4589f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wild Americas<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8590cf elementor-widget__width-initial lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8590cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore our home continent like never before!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-926439f section colored-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"926439f\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"trial\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-color=\"#FFFFFF\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0cc110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0cc110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trail Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f1bd4 lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5f1bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Step into Wild Americas and discover native animals from North America and beyond, stroll meandering gardens, and get a behind-the-scenes look at animal care at the Tennity Wildlife Hospital. Relax at the calming Sonoran Pond on your way to Eagle Canyon, home to mountain lions, Mexican wolves, peccaries, and a walk-through aviary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb2c3f elementor-align-center forest-green-button elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cfb2c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TheLivingDesert_WebMap_April2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Map<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be2aed section colored-box elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5be2aed\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"splash-bighorn\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-color=\"#FFFFFF\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd73bf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd73bf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rising Temps? We're Ready!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1716d elementor-widget__width-initial lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c1716d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Desert days just got a whole lot cooler now that the Oasis Splash Pad and the Bighorn Cafe are officially open!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588c977 support-through e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"588c977\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d33c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61d33c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3231a21 e-con-full pride-slide e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3231a21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b160a1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b160a1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC09446.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10005\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC09446.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC09446-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC09446-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee7005 slide-content e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aee7005\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e59187f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e59187f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oasis Splash Pad<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b09720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b09720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Oasis Splash Pad is included with membership or park admission and is the perfect place to splash, play, and beat the heat. With refreshing water features and plenty of room to relax, it\u2019s your go-to summer hangout for family fun in the sun.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44785fd sonoran-rust-button elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"44785fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/plan-your-visit\/oasis-splash-pad\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3dc53f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3dc53f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cdae9d e-con-full pride-slide e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cdae9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bcd59e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bcd59e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PVG-Architects-Exterior-Bighorn-Cafe-Evening.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10888\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PVG-Architects-Exterior-Bighorn-Cafe-Evening.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PVG-Architects-Exterior-Bighorn-Cafe-Evening-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PVG-Architects-Exterior-Bighorn-Cafe-Evening-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23d9fa4 slide-content e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23d9fa4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8748b5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8748b5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bighorn Cafe<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00ad1f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00ad1f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Take in the breathtaking views of Bighorn Mountain from the new cafe&#8217;s outdoor patio \u2014 or enjoy the scenery (and the cool AC) inside!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-379e336 sonoran-rust-button elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"379e336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TheLivingDesert_BighornMenu_April2025.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Menu<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01fe5b4 e-con-full attraction-section section attr-new colored-box e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01fe5b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"attraction\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-color=\"#F7F2E7\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1d223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f1d223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Attractions &amp; Dining<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3507e29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3507e29\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495f2a0 attraction-slider custom-controls controllers_adjustment slider-overlays slider-sand-beig-overlays elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-carousel\" data-id=\"495f2a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;carousel_items&quot;:[{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Miriam U. 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The Oasis Splash Pad offers a refreshing break where kids (and kids at heart) can enjoy interactive, animal-themed fountains to splash around and escape the desert heat. The play area even offers a miniature water slide for your little adventurers!\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"2\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b23183 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b23183\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-942efbd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"942efbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b2eb32 att-img e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b2eb32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-966e56d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"966e56d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PVG-Architects-Exterior-Bighorn-Cafe-Evening.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10888\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PVG-Architects-Exterior-Bighorn-Cafe-Evening.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PVG-Architects-Exterior-Bighorn-Cafe-Evening-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PVG-Architects-Exterior-Bighorn-Cafe-Evening-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfd00a e-con-full slide-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abfd00a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d791b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d791b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bighorn Cafe<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac785e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ac785e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Need to recharge? Step into the refreshing AC at the Bighorn Cafe! Conveniently located in the heart of the park, it\u2019s the perfect place to grab lunch, indulge in a smoothie or ice cream sundae, and take in panoramic views of the bighorn sheep habitat.<\/p><p><i>Please note: All other food and beverage outlets will be closed for the summer.<\/i><\/p><p><span data-teams=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067b880 elementor-align-center sonoran-rust-button elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"067b880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TheLivingDesert_BighornMenu_April2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Menu<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"3\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f23e931 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f23e931\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0904b96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0904b96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53fc415 att-img e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53fc415\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f964c14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f964c14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Discovery-Center-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-01-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2384\" alt=\"Discovery Center\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Discovery-Center-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-01-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Discovery-Center-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Discovery-Center-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Discovery-Center-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Discovery-Center-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-01.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5d96c e-con-full slide-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca5d96c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c8616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84c8616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Miriam U. Hoover Discovery Center<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd0016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdd0016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover how the deserts of the Coachella Valley were formed through hands-on activities. This indoor, interactive space invites guests of all ages to discover how the sun, wind, sand, and water worked together to form our unique desert.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"4\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b46ccc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b46ccc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ace8e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49ace8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97c19b att-img e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e97c19b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd795a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd795a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Wildlife-Conservation-Center-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2386\" alt=\"Conservation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Wildlife-Conservation-Center-1.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Wildlife-Conservation-Center-1-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f47cf54 e-con-full slide-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f47cf54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da043a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9da043a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tennity Wildlife Hospital &amp; Conservation Center<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171e16f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"171e16f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68fb8bc att-img e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68fb8bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc5009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bc5009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Endangered-Species-Carousel-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2385\" alt=\"Endangered\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Endangered-Species-Carousel-1.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Endangered-Species-Carousel-1-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6edf98d e-con-full slide-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6edf98d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db2fd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9db2fd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Endangered Species Carousel<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b128e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80b128e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Take a spin with one of your favorite animals aboard the Endangered Species Carousel.<\/p><p><strong>Open daily from Oct 1 &#8211; May 31:<br \/><\/strong>9:00am to 4:30pm<br \/>$3 per ride<br \/>$8 for unlimited rides<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"6\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a530de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a530de\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b9ac3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73b9ac3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3d41a att-img e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da3d41a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53db6ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53db6ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC00500-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5419\" alt=\"gecko gulch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC00500-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC00500-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC00500-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC00500-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC00500.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2bd987 e-con-full slide-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2bd987\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784cd73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"784cd73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gecko Gulch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a0dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92a0dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnleash your child\u2019s imagination in a sprawling one-acre playground, brimming with slides, climbable wonders, and endless outdoor fun, just a hop away from the Discovery Center!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"7\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7525ef0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7525ef0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbaf0b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbaf0b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2550854 att-img e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2550854\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeaf826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aeaf826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0922.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3917\" alt=\"Garden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0922.webp 700w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0922-300x195.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd611e e-con-full slide-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7dd611e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d46a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d46a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Desert Plant Conservation Center<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b484d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b484d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get a closer look at conservation in action! Learn about The Living Desert&#8217;s ongoing efforts in habitat restoration, native plant propagation, and how, as a USDA Plant Rescue Center, the Zoo helps to care for and house plants confiscated from the illegal plant trade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"8\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4783082 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4783082\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdfdf1a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cdfdf1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97acc03 att-img e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97acc03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089ad8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"089ad8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/G-Scale-Model-Train.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2197\" alt=\"Model Train\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/G-Scale-Model-Train.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/G-Scale-Model-Train-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-343fb55 e-con-full slide-content  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"343fb55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cfd486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cfd486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bighorn Railroad\u2122 - G-Scale Model Train Display<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e144f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47e144f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">All aboard the Bighorn Railroad! Journey along 3,300 feet of track, witnessing miniature wonders from the Grand Canyon to Old Indio.<\/p><p>The G-scale Model train is open daily throughout the year. During summer months we may run fewer lines due to the heat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M257.5 445.1l-22.2 22.2c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 273c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L201.4 44.7c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.2 22.2c9.5 9.5 9.3 25-.4 34.3L136.6 216H424c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24v32c0 13.3-10.7 24-24 24H136.6l120.5 114.8c9.8 9.3 10 24.8.4 34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114f4a8 animal-garden-section section colored-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"114f4a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"animalgardens\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-color=\"#53665233\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb1118 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fb1118\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4c8953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4c8953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Animals You Might See<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03138f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tld-animals-gardens\" data-id=\"03138f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tld-animals-gardens.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tld-animals\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animals-wrapper swiper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animals swiper-wrapper\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal swiper-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/badger-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"american badger\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/badger-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/badger.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-title\">American Badger<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"status\"><strong>Species Name:<\/strong>Taxidea taxus<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"animal-des\">Badgers are large, from 25-30\u2033 in length, and weigh from 15-25 lbs. Their fur is long and grayish, with a white dorsal stripe extending from nose to rump, black patches on&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-link\">Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-popup-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"family dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Family<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mustelidae. The weasel family.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"conservation dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Conservation status<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not endangered.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"range dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Range<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From S.W. Canada into central Mexico and Baja, and east into Ohio.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"habitat dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Habitat<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dry, open country around rodent colonies.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"highlights\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Highlights<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The badger is well known for its incredible ability to DIG!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Badgers are large, from 25-30\u2033 in length, and weigh from 15-25 lbs. Their fur is long and grayish, with a white dorsal stripe extending from nose to rump, black patches on their face, a short tail and small rounded ears. Their claws are long and sharp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nocturnal, elusive and seldom-seen, the badger has several sleeping dens within its territory. These burrows give shelter to other wildlife but can be hazardous to livestock, and ranchers sometimes kill them for this reason. They are also killed by poison bait put out for coyotes and by eating poisoned rodents, even though they benefit man as rodent control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They hunt mainly burrowing rodents but also other small animals and sometimes carrion. They have few predators. Badgers are fierce fighters, able to drive off an attacker many times their own size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Badgers are solitary all year until mating season in late summer or early fall. 1-5 babies are born blind in a large dry-grass-lined burrow in spring. The young remain in the burrow for 5-6 weeks, leaving at the end of the summer. The father takes no part in raising them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The badger\u2019s period of winter inactivity (not true hibernation) coincides with that of the ground squirrel, its favorite food.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal swiper-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bobcat.600x400-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"bobcat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bobcat.600x400-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bobcat.600x400.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-title\">Bobcat<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"status\"><strong>Species Name:<\/strong>Lynx rufus<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"animal-des\">Bobcats are on the alert for prey day or night, which includes rabbits, hares, rodents, quail, reptiles and carrion. Adults are preyed on by mountain lions while coyotes and foxes prey&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-link\">Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-popup-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"family dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Family<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Felidae, the cat family.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"conservation dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Conservation status<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Least Concern, IUCN; common<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"range dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Range<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Temperate and subtropical North America.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"habitat dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Habitat<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most habitats, but prefer rough, rocky country interspersed with dense cover and abundant prey.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"highlights\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Highlights<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bobcats get their name from their short, stubby tails, and their bobbing gait.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Bobcats are on the alert for prey day or night, which includes rabbits, hares, rodents, quail, reptiles and carrion. Adults are preyed on by mountain lions while coyotes and foxes prey on the young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their coats are light brown marked with spots and bars. Their bellies are white with dark markings and their tails are very short and stubby. Males are larger than females. Facial tufts or \u201csideburns\u201d and ear tufts may aid their keen hearing while black and white ear spots may be used as communication signals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Males and females come together only for breeding from February to June and, after a gestation period of 60 days, 1-5 kittens are born, which are reared by the mother alone. The kittens leave her at 9-10 months to establish their own territories. Their potential lifespan is 12-14 years in the wild and up to 25 years in captivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bobcat populations vary in size, color, prey type, and home-range size depending on habitat type. They are solitary and, throughout their home ranges, they mark their territories with urine, anal gland secretions, feces or piles of duff or dirt called \u201cscrapes\u201d to warn off other bobcats.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal swiper-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bb-chacoan-web1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"chacoan peccary\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bb-chacoan-web1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bb-chacoan-web1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-title\">Chacoan Peccary<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"status\"><strong>Species Name:<\/strong>Catagonus wagneri<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"animal-des\">Chacoan peccary is the largest of the peccaries. Males and females look alike. The bristly coat is speckled charcoal or brownish-gray, interspersed with long guard hairs, which may be up to&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-link\">Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-popup-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"family dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Family<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tayassuidae, peccary family<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"conservation dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Conservation status<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Endangered, IUCN<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"range dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Range<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"habitat dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Habitat<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Semi-arid thorn forest areas of low rainfall and high temperature<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"highlights\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Highlights<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Until recently, this species was known to science only through fossil remains. The first modern-day sightings of live Chacoan peccaries in Paraguay were reported in 1972.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Chacoan peccary&nbsp;is the largest of the peccaries. Males and females look alike. The bristly coat is speckled charcoal or brownish-gray, interspersed with long guard hairs, which may be up to 8-9\u201d long. &nbsp;There is a&nbsp;whitish collar across the shoulders and under the chin, which is thinner and less distinct than that in the Collared peccary. There is a black dorsal stripe, which trails onto the tail. &nbsp;The head is extremely large, and the nose tapers to a snout disc made of cartilage. The long, donkey-like ears are covered with long, pale hair, as are the legs. &nbsp;The legs are relatively long and adapted for running, with dewclaws only on the forelegs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chacoan peccary uses its snout to roll cacti on the ground, rubbing the spines off.&nbsp; Its kidneys are specialized to break down acids from the cacti, and its two-chambered stomach is well suited to digest its food. The bristly brownish-gray coat provides excellent camouflage, and peccaries\u2019 tiny feet help them to pick their way through their thorny habitat. Chacoan peccaries also possess a third hind toe, while other peccaries only have two.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal swiper-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/animal-chuckwalla-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"chuckwalla\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/animal-chuckwalla-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/animal-chuckwalla.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-title\">Chuckwalla<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"status\"><strong>Species Name:<\/strong>Sauromalus obesus<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"animal-des\">This is a large, stocky, wide-bodied lizard. Males have reddish-pink to orange, yellow or light gray bodies and black heads, shoulders and limbs, while females and the immature have bodies with&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-link\">Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-popup-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"family dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Family<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Iguanidae, the iguana family.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"conservation dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Conservation status<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>None.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"range dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Range<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Sonoran Desert and Mojave Desert of southwestern North America.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"habitat dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Habitat<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rocky terrain.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"highlights\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Highlights<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When threatened, they will dive into a crack in the rocks and gulp air until their body inflates and becomes wedged so tightly between the rocks that they cannot be pulled out.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>This is a large, stocky, wide-bodied lizard. Males have reddish-pink to orange, yellow or light gray bodies and black heads, shoulders and limbs, while females and the immature have bodies with scattered spots or contrasting bands of light and dark in shades of gray or yellow plus banded tails. Males are generally larger than females, and possess well-developed femoral pores located on the inner sides of their thighs which produce secretions believed to play a role in marking territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are herbivorous, eating buds, flowers, fruit and leaves and obtaining moisture from their food. Their 4-6 month activity period is closely regulated by food availability and they usually retreat into estivation by August and into hibernation during the cooler months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are preyed on by golden eagles, hawks, ravens, roadrunners, coyotes, kit foxes, bobcats and snakes. Their tails will detach if grabbed by a predator, allowing them to escape, but they do grow back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Males defend their territories against other males with head bobbing, pushups and by chasing their rivals away. After courtship displays of head-bobbing, from April to July, mating occurs, and females lay 5-16 eggs, which hatch in late September.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal swiper-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/coyote-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"coyote\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/coyote-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/coyote.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-title\">Coyote<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"status\"><strong>Species Name:<\/strong>Canis latrans<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"animal-des\">This highly adaptable opportunistic omnivore seems to prefer rodents and jackrabbits, but will eat reptiles, birds, arthropods (scorpions, crickets) and plant material such as juniper seeds, screw beans, fan palm fruit&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-link\">Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-popup-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"family dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Family<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Canidae, the dog family.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"conservation dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Conservation status<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Least Concern, IUCN; common<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"range dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Range<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>North and Central America.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"habitat dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Habitat<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All terrestrial habitats.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"highlights\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Highlights<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Their scientific name means \u201cBarking dog\u201d.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>This highly adaptable opportunistic omnivore seems to prefer rodents and jackrabbits, but will eat reptiles, birds, arthropods (scorpions, crickets) and plant material such as juniper seeds, screw beans, fan palm fruit and dates. A crepuscular and nocturnal hunter, they are valuable as rodent control. Their only predator is Man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coyotes are dog-like, sandy-colored, with erect ears. They roam extensively throughout their territory, hunting, resting and sleeping wherever they are comfortable, living in a den only when raising pups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coyotes usually mate for life and breeding takes place between January and March. The gestation period is 63 days and one litter per year of 1-12 pups (average 4 to 5), is born and raised in a den or rock crevice. Pups are born blind, but furred, will nurse for 5 to7 weeks and begin to leave den at 3 weeks, but it is 6 weeks before they really begin to run with their parents when they all abandon the den. If you see a group of 3-6 coyotes, it is most likely a mated pair and their young of the year, or perhaps a group of litter mates. Coyotes do not have large packs as some wolves do. Their potential lifespan in the wild is about 13 years and in captivity is 15-20 years. They do not make good pets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coyotes communicate using scent and body language as well as vocalization.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal swiper-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bighorn_sheep-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"desert bighorn sheep\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bighorn_sheep-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bighorn_sheep.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-title\">Desert Bighorn Sheep<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"status\"><strong>Species Name:<\/strong>Ovis canadensis nelson<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"animal-des\">A bighorn sheep\u2019s hooves are strong and split, which provide balance and grip as they forage for water-rich food, evade predators, or battle for dominance. Males, called rams, have large, curled&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-link\">Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-popup-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"family dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Family<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bovidae, the cow and goat family<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"conservation dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Conservation status<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The population in the Peninsular Mountain Ranges of southern California is federally endangered.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"range dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Range<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>North America and Baja California, Mexico<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"habitat dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Habitat<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rugged, rocky slopes; elevations of 1,000 -3,000 feet above sea level.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"highlights\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Highlights<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bighorn sheep are specially designed for the unforgiving rocky mountain terrain they call home, from cloven hooves and use of vegetation for hydration to large domineering horns.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>A bighorn sheep\u2019s hooves are strong and split, which provide balance and grip as they forage for water-rich food, evade predators, or battle for dominance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Males, called rams, have large, curled horns that are made of keratin. Their horns are used in battle with other rams, but also serve as a status symbol within the herd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bighorn sheep are threatened by disease, habitat degradation, care collisions, and habitat fragmentation due to urban and commercial development. The Living Desert actively supports the national conservation of this species through the leadership of the Species Survival Plan and local conservation efforts through collaborative efforts with local programs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-controls\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-popup\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"popup-overly\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"close-btn\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-content-wrapper\">\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-hero\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"animal-title\"><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"animal-status\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-detail\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456f552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"456f552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/animals-gardens\/?_animals_gardens_type=animal&#038;_animals_gardens_filter=wild-americas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82ce98b animal-garden-section section colored-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82ce98b\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"animalgardens\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-color=\"#F7F2E7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6fd3e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6fd3e3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8cfcb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8cfcb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plants You Might See<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83fe0d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tld-animals-gardens\" data-id=\"83fe0d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tld-animals-gardens.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tld-animals\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animals-wrapper swiper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animals swiper-wrapper\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal swiper-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BAJA-FAIRY-DUSTER-2-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"BAJA FAIRY DUSTER\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BAJA-FAIRY-DUSTER-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BAJA-FAIRY-DUSTER-2.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-title\">Baja Fairy Duster<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"status\"><strong>Species Name:<\/strong>Calliandra californica<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-link\">Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-popup-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"family dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Family<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fabaceae, Pea Family<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"range dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Range<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Baja California, Mexico<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"habitat dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Habitat<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gravelly flats, hillsides and desert washes<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"form dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Form<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shrub<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"highlights\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Highlights<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Don\u2019t confuse Baja Fairy Duster with Bottlebrush!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal swiper-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-title\">Beaked Yucca<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"status\"><strong>Species Name:<\/strong>Yucca rostrata<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"animal-des\">A handsome and arborescent yucca with a neat vertical silver profile that lends itself very well to crisp, modern xeriscape gardens.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-link\">Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-popup-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"highlights\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>A handsome and arborescent yucca with a neat vertical silver profile that lends itself very well to crisp, modern xeriscape gardens.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal swiper-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-title\">Bismarck Palm<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"status\"><strong>Species Name:<\/strong>Bismarckia nobilis<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"animal-des\">The large, silver-blue leaves of this majestic Madagascan palm provide eye-catching contrast in gardens regularly dominated by various shades of green.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-link\">Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-popup-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"highlights\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>The large, silver-blue leaves of this majestic Madagascan palm provide eye-catching contrast in gardens regularly dominated by various shades of green.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal swiper-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-title\">Boojum Tree<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"status\"><strong>Species Name:<\/strong>Fouquieria columnaris<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"animal-des\">Dominated by a central pachycaul trunk, older wild specimens of this tree often grow in irregular and whimsical silhouettes.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-link\">Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-popup-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"highlights\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Dominated by a central pachycaul trunk, older wild specimens of this tree often grow in irregular and whimsical silhouettes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal swiper-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CALIO-HEADGEHOG-STRAWBERY-HEADGEHOG-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"CALIO HEADGEHOG, STRAWBERY HEADGEHOG\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CALIO-HEADGEHOG-STRAWBERY-HEADGEHOG-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CALIO-HEADGEHOG-STRAWBERY-HEADGEHOG.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-title\">Calico Hedgehog, Strawberry Hedgehog<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"status\"><strong>Species Name:<\/strong>Echinocereus engelmannii<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-link\">Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-popup-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"family dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Family<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cactaceae, Cactus Family<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"range dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Range<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sonora and Mojave deserts of southwestern U.S. and northern Baja California<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"habitat dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Habitat<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rocky soil of hillsides, canyons and washes<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"form dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Form<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Succulent to 2 ft. tall by 3 ft. wide<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"highlights\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Highlights<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The show stopping flowers form sweet red fruits.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal swiper-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CALIFORNIA-SAGEBRUSH-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"CALIFORNIA SAGEBRUSH\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CALIFORNIA-SAGEBRUSH-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CALIFORNIA-SAGEBRUSH.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-title\">California Sagebrush<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"status\"><strong>Species Name:<\/strong>Artemisia californica<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"animal-link\">Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-popup-detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"detail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"family dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Family<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Asteraceae, Sunflower Family<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"range dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Range<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Central and southern California, Baja California<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"habitat dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Habitat<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Coastal sage scrub, chaparral, dry foothills<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"form dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Form<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shrub<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"location dtl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Living Desert Location<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ethnobotanic Garden<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"highlights\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Highlights<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is an important habitat plant for the endangered California Gnatcatcher.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-controls\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-popup\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"popup-overly\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"close-btn\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-content-wrapper\">\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-hero\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"animal-title\"><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"animal-status\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animal-detail\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781e7ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"781e7ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/animals-gardens\/?_animals_gardens_type=plant&#038;_animals_gardens_filter=wild-americas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-786c197 section colored-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"786c197\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"accessi\" data-color=\"#FFFFFF\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8172d0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8172d0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accessibility<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3489139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3489139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the day of your visit, please feel free to discuss any special needs you have at our Guest Services office, adjacent to the front entrance. If you have needs or questions, please call us at <a href=\"tel:760-346-5694\">(760) 346-5694<\/a>, or email us at <a href=\"mailto:GuestServices@LivingDesert.org\">GuestServices@LivingDesert.org<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df4238 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3df4238\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b07a661 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b07a661\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5ed8cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5ed8cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33153ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33153ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mobility Information<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf96141 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf96141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Paved paths, with even terrain.<\/li>\n<li>Benches are available throughout this section of the Zoo.<\/li>\n<li><b>Carousel:<\/b> Wheelchair accessible. Riders 42 inches and under must have an adult ride next to them. Carousel \u201canimals\u201d have a maximum weight limit of 170 pounds.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5a82e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f5a82e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a076d9c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a076d9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0dcc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d0dcc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sensory and Additional Information<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be61de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3be61de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Wild Prairies:<\/b> Service animals are not permitted; home to various species of free-flying birds.<\/li><li><b>Eagle Canyon:<\/b> May have strong odors. Primarily shaded. Service animals are not permitted in the walk through aviary.<\/li><li><b>Carousel:<\/b> Vibrant and lively atmosphere. Music plays throughout the area.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c147ca section colored-box e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c147ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"latestnews\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-color=\"#F7F2E7\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-485e4fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"485e4fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest News from Wild Americas\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1139784 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1139784\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee1b5c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tld-category-posts\" data-id=\"ee1b5c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tld-category-posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desert-articles\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide article\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/conservation-news\/the-international-desert-conservation-summit-2026-live-stream\/\" class=\"feature-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC02725-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC02725-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC02725-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC02725-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC02725-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC02725.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/conservation-news\/the-international-desert-conservation-summit-2026-live-stream\/\">The International Desert Conservation Summit 2026: Live Stream<\/a><\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/conservation-news\/\" class=\"category\">Conservation<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">Three days. Ten hero honorees. $180,000 in conservation awards. We&#8217;re proud to share that last weekend&#8217;s International Desert Conservation Summit, where experts from around the world gathered&hellip;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/conservation-news\/the-international-desert-conservation-summit-2026-live-stream\/\" class=\"link\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide article\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/conservation-news\/desert-day-to-go-nation-wide\/\" class=\"feature-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Coyote-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens_-Photo-by-Less-Acosta-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Coyote-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens_-Photo-by-Less-Acosta-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Coyote-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens_-Photo-by-Less-Acosta-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Coyote-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens_-Photo-by-Less-Acosta-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Coyote-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens_-Photo-by-Less-Acosta.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/conservation-news\/desert-day-to-go-nation-wide\/\">Desert Day to Go Nation-Wide<\/a><\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/latest-happenings\/\" class=\"category\">Latest Happenings<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">A common misconception about deserts is that they are desolate and barren \u2014 wastelands that bear no life and have no benefits. Those who live and have&hellip;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/conservation-news\/desert-day-to-go-nation-wide\/\" class=\"link\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide article\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/animal-care\/zooming-update-on-sylvie\/\" class=\"feature-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC02578-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC02578-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC02578-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC02578-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC02578-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC02578.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/animal-care\/zooming-update-on-sylvie\/\">Zooming Update on Sylvie<\/a><\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/animal-care\/\" class=\"category\">Animal Care &amp; Wellbeing<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">The Living Desert recently welcomed a second Channel Islands fox into our care. Sylvie, the Channel Island fox from the Santa Barbara Zoo, is thriving in her&hellip;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/animal-care\/zooming-update-on-sylvie\/\" class=\"link\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide article\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/latest-happenings\/say-cheers-to-conservation\/\" class=\"feature-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ellobo-01-e1722289301590-1024x601.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ellobo-01-e1722289301590-1024x601.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ellobo-01-e1722289301590-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ellobo-01-e1722289301590-768x451.png 768w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ellobo-01-e1722289301590-1536x901.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ellobo-01-e1722289301590-2048x1201.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/latest-happenings\/say-cheers-to-conservation\/\">Say &#8220;Cheers&#8221; to Conservation!<\/a><\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/latest-happenings\/\" class=\"category\">Latest Happenings<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">The Living Desert is excited to share the tale of the Mexican wolf, a species brought back from the brink of extinction, alongside our local partner, Luchador&hellip;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/latest-happenings\/say-cheers-to-conservation\/\" class=\"link\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/\" class=\"elementor-button\">Read All Articles<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-controls\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-mob-btn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/\" class=\"elementor-button\">Read All Articles<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc583a e-con-full section colored-box e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ddc583a\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"latestnews\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-color=\"#FFFFFF\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d44bb our-initiatives our-initiatives-new e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25d44bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d0547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83d0547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conservation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c12c5 elementor-widget__width-initial lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27c12c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>American deserts, teeming with unique biodiversity, face threats that jeopardize their delicate ecosystems. Protecting these habitats is crucial not only for individual species, but also for the balance of our planet. The Living Desert leads more than 30 local projects to safeguard these irreplaceable local landscapes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adac3c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"adac3c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/conservation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View All<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2431610 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2431610\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc96b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bc96b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6836af8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6836af8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Desert Tortoise Headstarting \n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f00ebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f00ebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To give critically endangered desert tortoises a better chance of survival in the wild, The Living Desert partners with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA), Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), and United States Geological Survey (USGS) in an innovative headstart program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2ff4f reverse-forest-green-button elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0f2ff4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/conservation\/desert-tortoise\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Project<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace53b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ace53b7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c40fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72c40fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desert-Tortoise-Hatchling-Release-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2407\" alt=\"Desert Tortoise Hatchling Release - The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desert-Tortoise-Hatchling-Release-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desert-Tortoise-Hatchling-Release-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desert-Tortoise-Hatchling-Release-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desert-Tortoise-Hatchling-Release-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desert-Tortoise-Hatchling-Release-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd92d24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd92d24\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8361c41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8361c41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881b07e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"881b07e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pronghorn<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5afccca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5afccca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two species of pronghorn thrived in Southern California until the 1940s when both were extirpated in the area due to hunting and habitat loss. The Living Desert is working with a coalition of partners led by the Peninsular Pronghorn Recovery Program in Mexico to help in the breeding of this subspecies so that some may be brought to eastern San Diego County to establish a population there.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a62957 reverse-forest-green-button elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6a62957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/conservation\/pronghorn-projects\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Project<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a25cf5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a25cf5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd386a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd386a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pronghorn_TheLivingDesert-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1969\" alt=\"Pronghorn\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pronghorn_TheLivingDesert-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pronghorn_TheLivingDesert-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pronghorn_TheLivingDesert-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pronghorn_TheLivingDesert-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pronghorn_TheLivingDesert-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c8062d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c8062d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875e04e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"875e04e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2265eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2265eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Orocopia Mountain Restoration<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8d4471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8d4471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>California deserts have suffered from great disturbances due to human activity, invasive species, and climate change. To combat these negative impacts, The Living Desert has been involved in several components of tortoise conservation for several years, including the restoration of tortoise habitat near the Orocopia Mountains in Southern California.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bffaa76 reverse-forest-green-button elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bffaa76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/conservation\/orocopia-mountain-restoration\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Project<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee81f91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee81f91\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee1a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fee1a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Habitat-Restoration_Plant-ID-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2656\" alt=\"Habitat restoration plant ID\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Habitat-Restoration_Plant-ID-1.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Habitat-Restoration_Plant-ID-1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Habitat-Restoration_Plant-ID-1-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8608492 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8608492\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f149c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f149c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a57b84d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a57b84d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vaquita Conservation\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef130c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef130c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-transform: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-9fe9ce5 ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">The vaquita, the world&#8217;s rarest porpoise, faces imminent extinction in the Gulf of California. The Living Desert is one of the leaders of the Vaquita SAFE (Save Animals From Extinction) program on behalf of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and is working with fishers in the Upper Gulf to transform fishing practices and protect the vaquita.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-822b6f9 reverse-forest-green-button elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"822b6f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/conservation\/sustainable-fishing-and-vaquita\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Project<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8624bf0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8624bf0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58209b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f58209b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/alamy_Vaquita-1024x788.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2389\" alt=\"alamy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/alamy_Vaquita-1024x788.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/alamy_Vaquita-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/alamy_Vaquita-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/alamy_Vaquita.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324af20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"324af20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db40fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7db40fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join us in our mission to protect American Deserts.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5840d1f reverse-forest-green-button elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5840d1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/livingdesert.donorshops.com\/product\/DON-ONETIME\/general-donation\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0632c4 e-con-full ally-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0632c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb5295 e-con-full ally-img e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdb5295\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f0051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2f0051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/join-the-pack-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2387\" alt=\"pack\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/join-the-pack-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/join-the-pack-300x200.jpg 300w, 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