Month: October 2022

In 2021, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order calling for New Mexico to protect 30% of its land and waters by the year 2030, joining a national initiative to combat climate change and improve the long-term resiliency of our ecosystems and natural landscapes. The executive order sets two goals to be reached by … Weigh in on New Mexico’s conservation priorities as part of the 30×30 campaign

On October 8, 2022, another endangered Mexican gray wolf was found illegally killed in southwestern New Mexico. Grenville was the father of the Seco Creek Pack, and one of the most genetically valuable wolves in the wild. Killing a Mexican wolf violates the Endangered Species Act and the NM Wildlife Conservation Act and is subject to … Reward Offered For Information Leading to Conviction of Killer in Mexican Gray Wolf Death

New Mexico Wild’s Staff Attorney Sally Paez was a featured guest on KUNM’s Let’s Talk New Mexico, where she spoke about the newly released forest plan for Carson National Forest. You can listen to the episode by clicking here.

By Lane Kirkpatrick, Guest Contributor Many may recall that two Mexican Gray wolves, mother Kawi and father Ryder, had a second liter in 2020 at the Albuquerque BioPark Zoo of 7 healthy pups. This pack of 9 wolves, a strong family, was selected for and sent to Mexico as part of Mexico’s commitment to wolf … ABQ BioPark Mexican Wolf family becomes first international pack release

Contact:  Sally Paez, sally@nmwild.org Albuquerque, NM (October 3, 2022)– Today, wildlife advocates filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for its failure to adopt an adequate management rule for recovering the critically endangered population of Mexican gray wolves as required by the Endangered Species Act. The current management rule falls considerably short of … Wildlife Advocates Challenge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Over Rule that Fails Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves