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Press Releases — Archive
 - November 22, 2022
 
  - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Association of Zoos and Aquariums Release Third Wave of Federal Reimbursement Funds for Endangered Species Care
 
 - April 25, 2019
 
  - Rare, Endangered Ocelot Kitten Born at the Desert Museum
 
 - August 2, 2016
 
  - Stingrays in the Desert?
 
 - March 28, 2016
 
  - Desert Museum and Community Food Bank Awarded Pollinator Conservation Grant
 
 - March 24, 2016
 
  - Bighorn Sheep Lamb Arrives
 
 - January 4, 2016
 
  - Mexican Minerals & Mini Volcanos Featured at the Desert Museum's Mineral Madness
 
 - December 11, 2015
 
  - The Vultures Have Landed! Desert Museum Opens Creative Vulture Culture Exhibit
 
 - October 9, 2015
 
  - Desert Museum Named Top Museum for Third Consecutive Year
 
 - September 18, 2015
 
  - Winners Announced in Desert Museum Photo Contest
(View winning photos) 
 - June 22, 2015
 
 - Desert Museum Inducted into Trip Advisor's Hall of Fame
 
 - June 1, 2015
 
 - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Announces Grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
 
 - May 6, 2015
 
 - Find Heat Relief at Cool Summer Nights at the Desert Museum
 
 - April 20, 2015
 
 - It's Official — The Votes Are In!
 
 - April 17, 2015
 
 - The Desert Museum’s Desert Delectables Night Features Regional Ingredients and Local Music
 
 - April 3, 2015
 
 - USA Today Nominates the Desert Museum's Desert Loop Trail For Top 10 Zoo Exhibits in the Country
 
 - April 2, 2015
 
 - Second Baby Animal Has Arrived at Desert Museum
 
 - March 30, 2015
 
 - Rescued Black Bear Cub Finds New Home at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
 
 - March 27, 2015
 
 - AZA Grants Accreditation to Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
 
 - February 24, 2015
 
 - Sergio Avila-Villegas Joins Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum as Conservation Scientist
 
 - January 2, 2015
 
 - Beloved Resident Bear Passes at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
 
 - October 29, 2014
 
 - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Awarded Flinn Foundation Grant
 
 - October 28, 2014
 
 - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Open for Nighttime Visits
 
 - October 20, 2014
 
 - Tarahumara frogs return to Pajarito Mountains after 40-year absence
 
 - July 3, 2014
 
 - Desert Museum Announces Prestigious Conservation Award Winners
 
 - June 27, 2014
 
 - Bat Bridge Interpretations at Pima County Parks & Recreation Cencelled
 
 
 - June 12, 2014
 
 - It's a Girl! — New Bighorn Lamb Born at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
 
 - May 19, 2014
 
 - Desert Delights at Desert Museum Dessert Night
 
 - May 12, 2014
 
 - Birth Announcement — New Bighorn Lamb Born at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
 
 - May 6, 2014
 
 - Otter This World! New Tweeter at the Desert Museum
 
 - April 25, 2014
 
 - Cool Summer Nights Expanded at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum — 14 Nights to Beat the Heat This Summer
 
 - February 27, 2014
 
 - Desert Delights at Desert Museum Dessert Night
 
 - February 24, 2014
 
 - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Open for Nocturnal Visits
 
 - January 6, 2014
 
 - Mineral Vault Cracked at Desert Museum
 
 - October 3, 2013
 
 - Native Customs and Culture Come Alive at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
 
 - September 27, 2013
 
 - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Bans the Bottle
 
 - August 1, 2013
 
 - Raptor Free Flight Program Lifts Off at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
 
 - June 6, 2013
 
 - Six Children's Books from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press Offer Fun and Educational Summer Reading for Ages 3 to 12
 
 - May 24, 2013
 
 - New Desert Museum Exhibit Features Sonoran Desert Gems
 
 - May 20, 2013
 
 - Desert Museum's Mountain Lion Cub Fast Facts
 
 - May 20, 2013
 
 - Naming Contest Announced for Desert Museum's New Mountain Lion Cub
 
 - May 20, 2013
 
 - Mountain Lion Cub Makes Debut at Arizona - Sonora Desert Museum
 
 - April 24, 2013
 
 - The Celebrated John Jorgenson Quintet Records Live Performance DVD To Benefit Desert Museum
 
 - March 14, 2013
 
 - The Oasis Project and Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum host John Jorgenson for Inaugural Concert Event
 
 - November 27, 2012
 
 - Warden Aquarium "Rivers to the Sea" To Open January 5, 2013
 
 - November 13, 2012
 
 - Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Goes Mobile with New iPhone/iPad App
 
 - November 1, 2012
 
 - Sonoran Desert Conservation Award Recipients Announced
 
 - October 3, 2012
 
 - Raptor Free Flight Program Lifts Off at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
 
 - September 15, 2012
 
 - Southern Arizona Watercolor Artists Featured in New Exhibit
 
 - August 24, 2012
 
 - Celebrating 60 Years and Wild As Ever!
 
 - July 23, 2012
 
 - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Announces Its New Warden Aquarium Presenting "Rivers to the Sea"
 
 - July 3, 2012
 
 - Desert Tortoises Truly in Need of Adoption
 
 - June 22, 2012
 
 - Desert Museum Annual Plant Sale Ready to Bloom
 
 - May 24, 2012
 
 - Cool Summer Nights at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
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