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Earth Day 2024: Appreciating Tucson wildlife

On this Earth Day, Daily Wildcat photographers collected their favorite shots of local wildlife and landscapes from the last year.
Caroline Bailey, Jay Corella, Emma Diaz, Noor Haghighi, Gracie Kayko, and Nathanial Stenchever
April 22, 2024
Caroline Bailey
A cactus wren perches on a cactus at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum on Feb. 24. These birds are well-adapted to the desert and build their nests in saguaro and cholla cacti.
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The field takes the green flag late in the NASCAR Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 10. The race in Phoenix was 312 laps long totalling in 500 kilometers.
Phoenix hosts weekend of NASCAR
Breya Cunningham goes for a layup against 2 UNLV defenders in McKale Center on Nov. 12. There were six lead changes during the game.
UA women’s basketball beats UNLV
Three festival-goers dance on the rail during ATLiens set at DUSK Music Festival in Downtown Tucson on Nov. 10. The three jump and head bang over the rail.
DUSK Music Festival 2024
A woman poses with her face painted as a traditional sugar-skull on Nov. 3. at the MSA Annex. Tucson's All Souls procession welcomes everyone to grief their loved ones and celebrate life however they may need.
35th annual All Souls Procession
Aurelia Cohen and her performance partner at Flow for the Soul on Nov. 1. The two wore matching outfits with jeweled crowns.
Dance of the Dead night one: Flow for the Soul
A woman dancing folklorico smiles during her performance at the Cultura x Chicano Vibez festival on Oct. 27 at the MSA Annex. Folklorico is a traditional Mexican folk dance.
Cultura X Chicano Vibez takes on MSA Annex
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Protestors are stopped by a sherif who guards the path to the rally where former President Barack Obama holds his rally at the Cole and Jeannie Davis Sports Center on Oct. 18. The protesters wanted to move their protest closer to where the Obama rally was gonna be but were only allowed to protest by the Lowell-Stevens Football Facility.
Protesters march down the Mall for Palestine
Members of Haven's Women's Drum Group perform for Indigenous Peoples' Day on the UA Mall on Oct. 14. They sang about humility, safety and missing Indigenous women.
Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrated on UA Mall
Governor Tim Walz speaks at a rally at Palo Verde High Magnet School on Oct. 9. The vice presidential candidate made Tucson his final stop on his trip to Arizona to encourage early voting.
VP candidates campaign in Tucson
A line of people wait to get into the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall for a Trump rally on Sept. 12. The Linda Ronstadt Music Hall holds 2,200 people.
Trump supporters gather for Trump rally
Two protesters chant while holding protest posters on July 24. The QR code on the poster leads to a New York Times article titled "Bangladesh Deploys Border Force to Try to Quell Student Protests."
UA BSA protests violence of Bangladeshi government
A tear gas canister flies towards protestors on University Boulevard at roughly 12:30 AM on May 10. UA Commencement is set for later in the evening.
Chaos on campus as Pro-Palestine encampment destroyed for second time
About the Contributors
Jay Corella
Jay Corella, Multimedia Editor
Jay Corella is a senior studying Journalism and linguistics. He currently works as the assistant multimedia editor for the Daily Wildcat and is an intern with the University of Arizona’s Biocommunications department. In his personal life he enjoys reading, photography and music.
Noor Haghighi
Noor Haghighi, Editor-in-Chief
Noor Haghighi is a senior studying journalism and minoring in environmental studies, environmental science and Spanish. She works as the co-editor-in-chief of the Daily Wildcat and is a student worker at Arizona Public Media. Noor was the previous photo editor of the Daily Wildcat and she interned with local news organization Arizona Luminaria. She enjoys photography, wildlife and watching movies.
Gracie Kayko
Gracie Kayko, Multimedia Editor
Gracie Kayko is a senior at the University of Arizona studying journalism with a minor in marketing.