Governor Lujan Grisham signs bill banning traps, snares, and poisons on New Mexico public lands

Apr 5, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Ban Traps on Public Lands, Press Release, Roxy's Law, Senate Bill 32 (Roxy's Law)

For Immediate Release April 5, 2021 Contact: Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177,   New law represents a monumental victory for native wildlife and public lands SANTA FE—Today, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed...

Majority of NM Senate agrees with majority of New Mexicans, says no more traps, snares, and poisons on public lands

Mar 10, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Ban Traps on Public Lands, Mexican wolf, Outdoor Recreation Industry, Press Release, Public Lands, Public Opinion, Public Safety, Roxy's Law, Senate Bill 32 (Roxy's Law), Tourism Industry, Wildlife, Wildlife Ethics, Wildlife Management

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2021 Contacts: Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177, Jessica Johnson, Animal Protection Voters, 505-220-6656, Senate Bill 32, AKA “Roxy’s Law,” advances to the...

“Roxy’s Law” bill to outlaw traps, snares, and wildlife poisons on public land passes Senate Judiciary Committee

Mar 6, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Ban Traps on Public Lands, Mexican wolf, Press Release, Public Lands, Public Safety, Roxy's Law, Senate Bill 32 (Roxy's Law), Trap Injuries, Trap Victim Story, Trap/Snare Incident Report, Trapping on Public Lands, Waste, Wildlife Management

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2021 Contacts: Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177, Jessica Johnson, Animal Protection Voters, 505-220-6656, SANTA FE, N.M.—Today Senate Bill 32, the Wildlife Conservation and...
Recent incidents highlight trapping as a statewide problem

Recent incidents highlight trapping as a statewide problem

Jan 28, 2021 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Companion Animal, Cruelty, Dog, Press Release, Public Lands, Public Opinion, Public Safety, Roxy's Law, Senate Bill 32 (Roxy's Law), Trap Injuries, Trap Victim Story, Trap/Snare Incident Report, Trapping is Torture, Trapping on Public Lands, Wildlife Management

For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 27, 2021 Contacts:Charlotte Medueño, Parker, 505-259-0482, Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177, Johnson, Animal Protection Voters,...
New report details the many problems of traps on public lands

New report details the many problems of traps on public lands

Jan 11, 2021 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Dog, Economic Analysis, Fur Trade, NM Department of Game and Fish, Press Release, Roxy's Law, Trap Injuries, Trapping on Public Lands, Uncategorized, Waste, Wildlife, Wildlife Management

For Immediate Release January 11, 2021 Contacts: Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177, The economics of trapping, the number of species killed by trappers, and environmental harms are among topics covered by report SANTA FE,...
Outdoor recreationists encounter horrors during the first three weeks of the ‘20-‘21 trapping season

Outdoor recreationists encounter horrors during the first three weeks of the ‘20-‘21 trapping season

Nov 25, 2020 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Cruelty, Dog, Illegal Trapping, Outdoor Recreation Industry, Press Release, Public Lands, Public Safety, Rescue, Roxy's Law, Trap Injuries, Trapping on Public Lands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 2020 New Mexicans are warned of gruesome sights and danger while on public lands over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend—on the two-year anniversary of the death of “Roxy,” the dog who became the namesake for anti-trapping legislation...

New Mexico public lands at risk as trapping season begins

Nov 2, 2020 | Outdoor Recreation Industry, Press Release, Public Lands, Public Safety, Roxy's Law, Trap Injuries, Trap Victim Story, Trapping Incidents Map, Trapping on Public Lands

For Immediate Release October 30, 2020 Contacts: Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177, Jessica Johnson, Animal Protection Voters, 505-220-6656, Private, commercial traps will be hidden across BLM, Forest...

Game Commission ignores public, pushes inadequate trapping rule

Nov 22, 2019 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, NM State Game Commission, Outdoor Recreation Industry, Press Release, Public Lands, Public Opinion, Trapping Regulations, Waste, Wildlife, Wildlife Management

2400 public comments result in zero change to rule proposal ROSWELL, NM—At their November meeting, the New Mexico Game Commission made zero amendments to a set of proposed changes to the trapping rules. Department staff said that approximately 2400 public comments had...

TrapFree New Mexico releases map cataloguing trapping incidents in New Mexico

Nov 4, 2019 | Dog, Illegal Trapping, Mexican wolf, NM Department of Game and Fish, Outdoor Recreation Industry, Press Release, Public Lands, Public Opinion, Public Safety, Roxy's Law, Trap Victim Story, Trapping Incidents Map, Trapping on Public Lands, Trapping Regulations, Waste, Wildlife, Wildlife Management

For Immediate Release November 4, 2019 Contacts: Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177, Mary Katherine Ray, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, 575-772-5655, Laura Bonar, Animal Protection of New Mexico &...