endangered species

In New Mexico, spring is a time of rebirth, with wildflowers blooming across the high desert, cottonwoods beginning to bud, and snowmelt cascading from the mountains. It’s also a critical season for fish like the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow, which rely on influxes of cold water to reproduce.

A newly released report shows widespread livestock grazing is destroying streamside habitats in New Mexico and Arizona.

As federal policy shifts more to the right with the election of Donald J. Trump, conservationists are increasingly worried how the incoming administration’s vows to cut climate spending and ramp up oil and gas drilling will change New Mexico’s landscape.

New Mexico’s approach to management of the endangered Mexican gray wolf took center-stage at Friday’s Game and Fish commission meeting in Las Cruces.

The Mexican gray wolf is now receiving more management protections in Arizona and New Mexico. The rules that govern what evidence can be used for counting wolf attacks are getting an update and advocates are hopeful they’ll show the true overall impact they have on the livestock industry.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that coyotes will not be listed as endangered due to looking similar to the endangered Mexican wolf.

In a historic first, over 200 of the rarest subspecies of gray wolves in North America are now roaming the Southwest.

On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’re going to dive head-first into why wolves almost disappeared from our ecosystems, and explore the lingering conflicts between the agriculture industries and environmentalists that pose the question: should wolves be brought back to our wilderness?

The federal government is keeping a watchful eye on the Mexican gray wolf population as initiatives continue to reintroduce them into the American Southwest. But, these slowly increasing numbers have reignited a centuries-old debate between the agricultural industry, environmentalists, and local, and federal governments about the true role wolves have in the wild.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland faced lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday as she advocated for an $18 billion budget increase for her department next year. The money would go towards advancing renewable energy projects, expanding wildland fire programs and boosting public safety on reservations.