Reforming the State Wildlife Department and Commission after 10 years

Reforming the State Wildlife Department and Commission after 10 years
It has taken almost a decade of advocacy, coalition building and meetings to produce a three-part bill that covers the oversight, mission and funding needs of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish ... Read More

Bears and Cougars lose with new hunting rules

Bears and Cougars lose with new hunting rules
In October, the New Mexico Game Commission unanimously voted to approve new bear and cougar hunting rules that will be in place for the next four years. Cougar-hunting quotas remain unjustifiably high in 16 of 18 cougar zones. Cougar hunting ... Read More

Science is missing from the bear and cougar proposals

Science is missing from the bear and cougar proposals
In late spring 2023, New Mexico Game and Fish opened the bear and cougar hunting rules for review as it does every 4 years. The public was invited to provide comments. But the agency only provided a document totaling 1.5 ... Read More

In the news – NM Game Commission to decide hunting limits for mountain lion, bear

In the news – NM Game Commission to decide hunting limits for mountain lion, bear
October 23, 2023: Mary Katherine Ray is interviewed by Public News Service ... Read More