Arizona State Representative Bob Thorpe is encouraging residents, who like him, love being surrounded by the the animal kingdom, to escape the heat and explore the north.
It is getting hot, and Arizonans are heading to the cooler climates. Thorpe is inviting them to check out the “diversity of animals at 7,000 feet near Flagstaff.”
“It is truly amazing to think that at such a high elevation, you’ll find lizards, the Arizona state amphibian tree frogs, snakes, Trout, Pike, Walleye, Catfish, Yellow-fin Bass, Bald and Golden Eagles, Osprey, Hawks, Deer, Elk, Mountain Lions, Back Bears, etc. I encourage all Arizonians, especially this time of the year when Phoenix is 112 degrees, to come visit and discover the many wonders of cool, beautiful northern Arizona… and tell um that Bob sent you!”
Related article: Arizona Representative Treks For American Bald Eagle Chicks
Nothing could stop avid animal lover, Arizona State Representative Bob Thorpe, from meeting and greeting a pair of recently hatched American Bald Eagle chicks. Thorpe (R, Flagstaff), was on hand to install leg identification bands and to collect growth data on three heathy 6-week old American Bald Eagle chicks today.
In May, Thorpe, who is a member of the national Legislative Sportsmen Caucus, was part of a group of six AZ Game & Fish personnel, a U.S. Forest Service employee, a Coconino County employe, who traveled by car, boat and then hiked to the remote forest home of the Bald Eagle family located southeast of Flagstaff. Grants from Arizona, the Federal government, APS, SRP and others help to identify and track the health and locations of several hundred Eagles living throughout Arizona.
