Indiscriminate traps kill, injure endangered Mexican wolves, impeding recovery

Five lobos have been trapped since Nov. 2018 For immediate release February 13, 2019 Contacts: Christopher Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177,  Kelly Nokes, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-613-8051,  Jessica...
Albuquerque Journal Editorial: Let this latest trapping death of a pet be NM’s last

Albuquerque Journal Editorial: Let this latest trapping death of a pet be NM’s last

It’s barbaric. It’s dangerous. It’s archaic and a practice whose time has come and gone. Yet unlike too many of its victims, trapping is alive and well in New Mexico. There are those who hope to change that – including a dog owner who recently saw his beloved pet...
Albuquerque Journal Editorial: Let this latest trapping death of a pet be NM’s last

Dog’s death spurs bill to ban trapping on public lands

A dog’s gruesome death at Santa Cruz Lake in a trap meant for wild animals has spurred a coalition of advocacy groups to call for New Mexico to ban trapping on public lands. State Reps. Matthew McQueen, D-Galisteo, and Bobby Gonzales, D-Taos, will sponsor a bill to...