If you asked a first-time visitor to describe a javelina, chances are, they'll have no idea what you're talking about. That's because the pig-like creatures are native to Arizona and the southwest ...

PHOENIX (KVOA) - Arizona hunters have another chance to secure a javelina hunt permit-tag after missing out on the 2026 spring draw. Available tags include 708 for handgun, archery, or muzzleloader ...

YAVAPAI COUNTY, Ariz. — A motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries after he hit a javelina while riding in Yavapai County, according to authorities. The Yavapai Sheriff's ...

Imagine a brutally tough, very hairy creature with sharp tusks that could scare even a cougar. It’s a social animal that travels single-file through thick desert brush in groups called squadrons. If ...

A traffic collision reported early Tuesday morning on the Loop 101 freeway resulted in the death of a javelina. The Arizona ...

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is investigating what it believes to be an intentional poisoning, leaving dozens of animals dead in Tucson. Officers discovered several dead coyotes, javelinas and ...

A 45-year-old tourist from Holland painfully found out just how wild the Sonoran Desert can be — even in the confines of a museum. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum officials made the "extremely rare" ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Whether it’s jackrabbits, javelinas, or coyotes, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has seen an increase in people having run-ins with wildlife. According to the department, ...

A woman walking her dog in the Foothills was attacked by a javelina on Monday night, according to state wildlife officials. The woman was walking about 8:30 p.m. northwest of East Snyder Road and ...