682 Views   Four National Wildlife Refuges across the country now have support from the federal government to expand, and Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, which spans across the Texas-New Mexico border, is one of them. That’s good news for the sandhill crane and lesser prairie-chicken.
770 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — To some people, anacondas may be a thing of nightmares. To others, it’s just a big snake they probably won’t ever come in contact with.
732 Views   This spring, a much-anticipated and widely praised rule will fundamentally transform how 245 million acres of public lands across the U.S. is managed to emphasize conservation and wider public access.
696 Views   NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The federal government recently struck down a push to reintroduce jaguars to New Mexico. However, the wildlife group behind the petition said they’ll keep trying.
1,061 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – He’s become quite the star in the state. Marty the Moose has been spotted all over Northern New Mexico, and now, you’ll be able to spot him on a t-shirt near you.
800 Views   NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Millions of dollars in federal funds are being sent to help restore an important river in southeastern New Mexico. The New Mexico Bureau of Land Management is receiving $7.6 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to help restore land and wildlife in the Lower
865 Views   LAS VEGAS, N.M. – A bat found in the Las Vegas area has tested positive for rabies. It is the second bat confirmed rabid by the New Mexico Department of Health’s (DOH) Scientific Laboratory Division this year.
882 Views   A recent legal intervention was made to protect the Lesser Prairie Chickens. Scott Brocato spoke with Jason Rylander, legal director of the Climate Law Institute at the Center for Biological Diversity, about the intervention.
967 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A key state commission that guides New Mexico’s wildlife agency and oversees a multimillion-dollar budget that includes conservation, hunting and fishing programs won’t be able to conduct any business until the governor fills at least one of four outstanding vacancies.
948 Views   No Mexican gray wolf has traveled as far north and east since the wolf was reintroduced in 1998 The New Mexico Department Game and Fish captured a female Mexican gray wolf they said had never been there before. The wolf known as Asha was captured in northern New Mexico.
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