habitat destruction

Late last month, the Trump administration proposed to roll back specific Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations that would, among other changes, severely limit the designation of critical habitat for species on the path to extinction – including the genetically vulnerable Mexican gray wolf.

A federally mandated plan identifying species in New Mexico that need focused conservation efforts due to climate change and other threats is now open for public comment.

A judge has ruled that federal agencies have failed to monitor the threatened Mexican Spotted Owl population. The ruling stops prescribed burns and forest…