Tag: New Mexico

When untold numbers of warblers, swallows and other birds turned up dead in New Mexico last August, biologists were at a loss to understand why. After an examination of hundreds...

Biologists say an “unprecedented” number of migratory birds are dying in New Mexico, and they aren’t sure why. But they have an inkling it may have something to do with...

The Wildlife Society’s sections, chapters and working groups hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled in January: Jan. 16, 2020: Southern California Chapter member...

The New Mexico State Game Commission has approved a ban on cougar (Puma concolor) trapping. The changes are for the 2020-2024 seasons and will be revisited in four years under...

Updated trapping regulations released by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish last month would require participation in trapper education programs, limit trapping within a half-mile of officially recognized...

Born from the dreams and ambitions of TWS members Robert Brewer and Daryl Ratajczak, the Student Wildlands Adventure Program (SWAP) completed its third consecutive year of inspiring young natural resource...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says 12 Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) pups were cross-fostered into the wild this year — the highest number ever in a single breeding...

The number of cows and calves killed by Mexican gray wolves (Canis lupus baileyi) is rising dramatically this year. Federal reports show the wolves were blamed for the deaths of...

The Eastern New Mexico University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society had a very successful experience at the joint annual meeting of the Arizona and New Mexico chapters of The...

New legislation to limit trapping on state and federal public lands in New Mexico has been advanced by the state legislature’s House Energy & Natural Resources Committee. The Wildlife Protection...