cattle

A notoriously destructive insect once eradicated from the United States is seeing a resurgence in Mexico – and ranchers are worried that it will soon cross the border to wreak havoc on their livestock.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has authorized a highly unusual permit allowing a Republican Catron County Commissioner to kill a federally protected Mexican gray wolf.

The coronavirus pandemic has upended normal food distribution networks, especially for meat. It has also left ranchers struggling, unable to get their…