Mar 31, 2022 | Endangered Species, NM Department of Game and Fish, NM State Game Commission, Poisons, Public Lands, Public Safety, Roxy's Law, Senate Bill 32 (Roxy's Law), Trap Injuries, Trapping Banned on New Mexico Public Lands, Wildlife Management, Wolf
On April 1, Roxy’s Law—a ban on trapping on New Mexico public lands more than a decade in the making—goes into effect after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed it last year. Nearly 32 million acres of public lands, including state-owned parcels, national forests, and...
Dec 7, 2020 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Coyote, Cruelty, Dog, Editorial, Endangered Species, Legislation, Mexican wolf, Outdoor Recreation Industry, Poisons, Public Lands, Public Safety, Roxy's Law, Tourism Industry, Trap Injuries, Trapping Incidents Map, Trapping on Public Lands, Trapping Regulations, Waste, Wildlife, Wildlife Management
BY ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD Monday, December 7th, 2020 at 12:02am New Mexicans have worked hard over the years to do right by the animals in our state. We have banned cockfighting, horse tripping and coyote-killing contests. We have made dog fighting a...
Feb 26, 2019 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Cruelty, Fox, HB 366, M-44 Cyanide Device, Poisons, Roxy's Law
These photos were taken in Torrance County, NM by a wildlife biologist. This gray fox was killed by an M44 sodium cyanide device that is not uncommonly used on both private and public land to “control” carnivores. These devices and a variety of traps are...
