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Flat-tailed horned lizard
Flat-tailed horned lizard


Based in Tucson, Arizona,
Southwestern Ecological Research Company
provides environmental consulting services
focusing on wildlife and plant
surveys and research.


Projects

Selected SERC projects include:

Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station
  • Conducted Desert tortoise clearance surveys
  • Transmittering and radio telemetry of desert tortoises
  • Monitored Desert kit fox via remote cameras
  • Conducted nesting bird surveys
  • Managed all site related wildlife issues

Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold, Inc.
  • Conducted herpetological inventory of an established mine site in Arizona
  • Conducted mammal inventory, including small mammal trapping and use of remote cameras, of an established mine site in Arizona

Geovic Mining Corp
  • Conducted biological site analyses of test drill sites in southern Arizona

FNF Construction, Inc.:
  • Conducted surveys for bats roosting in highway bridges
  • Conducted preconstruction surveys for Desert tortoises (a state-protected species), Gila monsters (a state-protected species), Rosy boas, Arizona cliffrose (a federally endangered species), and raptors at sites in western Arizona
  • Conducted relocation surveys for Desert tortoises during the installation of a desert tortoise exclusion fence along a highway in central Arizona
  • Provided desert tortoise training for construction personnel

National Park Service:
  • Monitored population size and activity of Lesser long-nosed bats (a federally endangered species) in a National Park in southern Arizona
  • Conducted site evaluation for a proposed National Natural Landmark.
  • Conducted buffelgrass eradication

University of Arizona:
  • Assisted with a study of the ecology and conservation of Narrow-headed gartersnakes (a state-protected species) at various Arizona sites