Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black-footed ferrets are among the species in New Mexico that need conservation help. A new law expands the authority of the state ...

New Mexico lawmakers have approved $50 million to pay for wildlife crossings to improve roadway safety and also passed legislation to create a strategic reserve fund for freshwater conservation. Gov.

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – Daily, staff at New Mexico Wildlife Center in Española never know what is going to come through the doors. While the nonprofit center is an educational space that is open to ...

New Mexico will build its first wildlife highway overpasses for free-roaming cougars, black bears, bighorn sheep and other creatures large and small and will also set aside $100 million for ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – During the 2025 New Mexico Legislative Session, Senate Bill 5 was passed and signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. Known as the Game Commission Reform Bill, it has modified ...

Wildlife management in New Mexico is stuck in a time warp. The laws and institutions put in place to protect our wildlife remain largely unchanged from when they were created more than a century ago.

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – A bobcat kitten found alone near a trail in Sandoval County was rescued by hikers and the New Mexico Wildlife Center. The kitten was found with thorns and cactus spines stuck ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that Mexico has failed to halt the illegal wildlife trade threatening the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, diminishing the ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — A pelican is recovering at the New Mexico Wildlife Center after Santa Fe police and animal services rescued the injured bird last week. “Pecos Pete the Pelican,” as they’re calling ...

Black-footed ferrets are among the species in New Mexico that need conservation help. A new law expands the authority of the state’s wildlife agency to include non-game species, provides additional ...