By Lois Balin, Urban Biologist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department El Paso is fortunate to have iconic ground-dwelling Burrowing Owls residing amongst us.  The owls usually inhabit open deserts, grasslands, and prairies.  As our communities grow and open area habitats are developed, burrows are being destroyed.  Burrowing Owls now live in urban areas in drainage…

Jaguars will once again live at the El Paso Zoo when we open our new Chihuahuan Desert exhibit later this year. The El Paso Zoo Conservation Committee has supported the conservation efforts of the Northern Jaguar Project for many years. We are also supporting a project to help protect jaguar habitat in Belize at the…