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December 5, 2022

Letter to the Editor: Protecting Chaco

BY Merle Lefkoff I want to thank Sens. Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich, and Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández and…

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November 22, 2022

Keeping the Gila River Wild for People and the Planet

By Molly Brind’Amour Environmental and Energy Study Institute | October 6, 2022 Home to thousands of years of human history, hundreds of species of…

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November 17, 2022

New Mexicans Applaud the Introduction of Legislation to Protect Public Lands Surrounding Chaco Canyon from Oil and Gas Drilling

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2022 Contact: Mark Allison, mark@nmwild.org , (505) 239-0906 New Mexicans Applaud the Introduction of Legislation to Protect Public…

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November 17, 2022

New Mexicans Celebrate Introduction of Legislation to Permanently Protect Greater Chaco

Media Contacts: Mark Allison, mark@nmwild.org, (505) 239-0906 Albuquerque, NM (November 17, 2022) – Today, Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich, and…

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November 2, 2022

Discovering the Caja del Rio: An Early October Group Hike Through Diablo Canyon

By Sara Bergthold, NM Wild’s Digital Communications Coordinator In mid-October, several members of the Aldo Leopold Circle joined New Mexico…

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October 31, 2022

Weigh in on New Mexico’s conservation priorities as part of the 30×30 campaign

In 2021, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order calling for New Mexico to protect 30% of its land…

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October 27, 2022

Reward Offered For Information Leading to Conviction of Killer in Mexican Gray Wolf Death

On October 8, 2022, another endangered Mexican gray wolf was found illegally killed in southwestern New Mexico. Grenville was the father…

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October 24, 2022

New Mexico Wild Staff Attorney Sally Paez Featured on KUNM Radio’s Let’s Talk New Mexico Episode About Updated Carson National Forest Plan

New Mexico Wild’s Staff Attorney Sally Paez was a featured guest on KUNM’s Let’s Talk New Mexico, where she spoke…

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October 17, 2022

ABQ BioPark Mexican Wolf family becomes first international pack release

By Lane Kirkpatrick, Guest Contributor Many may recall that two Mexican Gray wolves, mother Kawi and father Ryder, had a…

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October 3, 2022

Wildlife Advocates Challenge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Over Rule that Fails Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves

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…

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September 28, 2022

Exploring the Boca Del Oso Wilderness Complex

By Mike Osborn Mike, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, is an attorney and retired teacher/counselor, who has lived…

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September 28, 2022

Recent Outstanding National Resource Waters Designations a Huge Win For Watershed & Water Quality Protection in Northern NM!

By NM Wild Staff After years of intensive stakeholder collaboration and exhaustive community outreach, the New Mexico Water Quality Control…

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