Known as the Gateway to the Sonoran Desert, ... If none of that is enough, and you're craving an aerial view of the Sonoran Desert, you can get a sky-high thrill.

Migrants then looked for more remote areas, like the Sonoran Desert in Southern Arizona, to cross undetected. Since 2000, 4,284 migrants are known to have died crossing the Sonoran Desert.

All glory to the hypnotoad?That doesn't mean lick them, says the National Park Service. The agency asked park visitors last week to refrain from licking the Sonoran Desert toad because of the ...

In much of the Sonoran Desert habitat, saguaro cactuses are the dominant plant, towering above mesquite trees, agaves and barrel cacti. The saguaro cactus has a critical role in the desert community.