New Mexico agency proposes trapping regulation changes
Updated trapping regulations released by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish last month would require participation in trapper education programs, limit ...
New Mexico
Students walk in Aldo Leopold’s footsteps
Born from the dreams and ambitions of TWS members Robert Brewer and Daryl Ratajczak, the Student Wildlands Adventure Program (SWAP) completed its third consecutive ...
Record number of Mexican wolf pups cross-fostered in wild
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 ...
Mexican wolf kills rise sharply
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 ...
ENMU Student Chapter wins big at AZ/NM Chapter meeting
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 ...
New Mexico legislation would limit trapping on public lands
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 ...
TWS member wins award for student exchange program
Daryl Ratajczak, TWS member and wildlife biologist for the U.S. Forest Service, received the Southwest section (Region 3) of the U.S. Forest Service’s Gifford ...
Study finds no domestic dogs in Mexican wolf lineage
Controversy has surrounded the reintroduction of Mexican gray wolves (Canis lupus baileyi) into the mountains of Arizona and New Mexico, including questions about ...
BioBlitz joins BLM, citizen scientists in New Mexico desert
The Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District recently sponsored its first Bioblitz at the Dripping Springs Natural Area, attracting volunteers from the ...
For burrowing owls, city parks offer scant protection
More and more burrowing owls are settling into cities, but how do built environments affect their movement and survival? Scientists in New Mexico found that ...