Another dog injured in leghold trap

Another dog injured in leghold trap

Jan 25, 2019 | Dog, Public Lands, Trap Injuries, Trapping on Public Lands

For Immediate Release January 25, 2019 Contacts: Christopher Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177,  Mary Katherine Ray, Rio Grande Chapter Sierra Club, 575-772-5655  Another dog injured in leghold trap  Fibel “had...
Reps. Chandler, Gonzales, McQueen Co-Sponsoring Bill to Protect Native Wildlife and Companion Animals

Reps. Chandler, Gonzales, McQueen Co-Sponsoring Bill to Protect Native Wildlife and Companion Animals

Jan 21, 2019 | 2019 Legislative Session, Bobcat, Dog, Legislation, NM Department of Game and Fish, Outdoor Recreation Industry, Public Lands, Trapping is Torture, Trapping on Public Lands, Waste, Wildlife, Wildlife Management

Drivers in Albuquerque and Las Cruces are confronting a brutal reality about wildlife management in New Mexico thanks to a series of billboards, bus shelter ads, and bus banners recently unveiled by WildEarth Guardians. The billboards feature a bobcat in a steel...
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

Jan 12, 2019 | 2019 Legislative Session, Ban Traps on Public Lands, Bobcat, Cougar, Dog, Editorial, Endangered Species, Fox, Mexican wolf, Public Lands, Roxy's Law, Trapping on Public Lands

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

Jan 10, 2019 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Bobcat, Coyote, Dog, Endangered Species, Fox, Illegal Trapping, Mexican wolf, Public Lands, Roxy's Law, Trapping on Public Lands, Wildlife

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

A Dog Has Been Killed by a Trap in Northern New Mexico

Jan 8, 2019 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Dog, Public Lands, Roxy's Law, Trapping on Public Lands, Waste

Land Commissioner Pledges to Enact Policy, State Legislators Plan to Introduce “Roxy’s Law” For Immediate Release January 8, 2018 Contacts: Mary Katherine Ray, 575-772-5655,  Jessica Johnson, Animal Protection Voters, 505-220-6656, ...
A Toxic Relationship: Wildlife management is failing the animals and the people of NM

A Toxic Relationship: Wildlife management is failing the animals and the people of NM

Nov 25, 2018 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Bear, Cougar, Coyote, Cruelty, Endangered Species, NM State Game Commission, Public Lands, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Management

New Mexico’s wildlife is a unique natural asset to be enjoyed by all citizens forever. This is not some wolf-hugger’s fantasy; wildlife as a public trust is deeply rooted in common law and the judicial record of the United States. State wildlife managers are obligated...
State spent $30k on meetings to revise trapping regulations, but show little sign of actually changing those rules

State spent $30k on meetings to revise trapping regulations, but show little sign of actually changing those rules

Oct 10, 2018 | NM State Game Commission, Outdoor Recreation Industry, Public Lands, Public Opinion, Trapping on Public Lands, Trapping Regulations, Wildlife

By Elizabeth Miller of the Santa Fe Reporter The state of New Mexico spent more than $32,000 to hold a series of meetings ostensibly to review trapping regulations and appease political stirrings that call for an end to the practice. Their sole output has been to...
Carcass pile dumped by trapper

Carcass pile dumped by trapper

Apr 18, 2018 | Bobcat, Coyote, Fox, Public Lands, Waste, Wildlife

This is a pile of skinned coyote, fox, and bobcat carcasses dumped by the side of the road, paws still intact. This was found by the side of a dirt road in New Mexico. Trapping animals and taking their fur is a waste of a valued public asset. Wildlife belongs to all...