Ten Years of Work with Endangered Species

When the Malpai Group was getting started ten years ago we really didn't plan on becoming endangered species experts. Our region has one of the highest number of listed species known from any comparable area, with nearly 30 endangered species that live here full time, or migrate through during part of the year. When we thought about endangered species at all, it was mostly to wonder what problems they would cause for us. We certainly didn't think of them as an asset. However, one-by-one, need arose to learn more about our listed species. The Malpai Group's efforts have gradually taken a leading role in developing information about the ecology and management needs for several species. We discovered that in some situations their presence can actually be an aid to achieving our landscape goals.

To read more about our efforts in working with endangered species, click here.

The federally-listed endangered species known to be found in the Malpai area are detailed in the following table. In addition, Peter Warren has written an informative article on the planning efforts of MBG to create a multi-species Habitat Conservation Plan to protect the threatened and endangered species that are found at the Malpai. If you would like to read his article, click here.

	2006 Jaguar	A new jaguar photo was taken by Warner Glenn in the Malpai Borderlands in 2006, 10 years after he photographed the first jaguar in the area. It is not the same jaguar that Warner photographed in 1996...read more
	Chiricahua Leopard Frog	One of the first endangered species projects the Group got involved with was to help the Magoffin family develop reliable water for a Chiricahua leopard frog population. Beginning in 1994 a stock ta...read more
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