NM: Endangered Species & Wildlife
Importance of NM's old-growth forests amid climate change cited
Climate change is forcing hard conversations about the importance of old-growth forests but in New Mexico, many say future generations must know the …
Advocates: Communities, wildlife benefitting from clean energy investments
Wildlife advocates say the current transition to clean energy will not only protect people in New Mexico communities, but also will have a huge …
Comunidades y vida silvestre se benefician de inversiones en energía limpia
Los defensores de la vida silvestre dicen que la transición actual hacia la energía limpia no solo protegerá a las personas en las comu…
New Mexico celebrates 100 years of Gila Wilderness preservation
New Mexico's Gila Wilderness is special - not only for its natural beauty, but also because it received the world's first-ever "wilderness" …
Lawsuit over Endangered Species Act follows outrage at wolf torture photo
A lawsuit over a federal agency's decision not to boost wolf protections in New Mexico and other western states has been filed, days after video …
More lobos roam NM wilderness, but genetic diversity is missing
Since a reintroduction campaign began in 1998, about 10 Mexican gray wolves have been placed in the Southwest each year, and for them to further …
NM wildlife advocates work to accelerate human, wildlife coexistence
Wildlife advocates say there's been a shift in public opinion about the value of wildlife over the past few decades, with people supporting …
America's Endangered Species Act turns 50
Five decades after passage of the Endangered Species Act, extinction no longer threatens more than 50 species. Success of the law was demonstrated …
NM's bird watchers commence annual count of feathered friends
Volunteers will fan out across New Mexico starting today to help the Audubon Society add to more than 120 years' worth of data about bird populations…
A New Mexico endangered species outside the cultural norm
It might not make hearts skip a beat like the sight of a Monarch butterfly or gray wolf, but biologists say a rare flowering New Mexico plant …
NM Game Commission to decide hunting limits for mountain lion, bear
The number of mountain lions killed by New Mexico hunters in recent years has fallen below what the state allows, but wildlife advocates think a …
NM Saw Lasting Consequences from Trump's U.S.-Mexico Border Wall
The unprecedented attempt to build a wall along the U.S. Mexico border has had devastating effects on wildlife from which they may not recover…