Kofa Saguaro (IMAGE)

Ecological Society of America

Kofa Saguaro

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Saguaro cacti are the tallest things standing at Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, near Yuma, Arizona. The cultural icon is a keystone species of the Sonoran Desert, serving as perch, nesting site, shelter, thermal refuge, and food for the birds and other animals in the desert ecosystem.

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Taly Drezner

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