New Mexicans want safe, trap-free public lands!

Trap Free New Mexico is a coalition of citizens, conservation organizations and animal welfare groups who oppose the cruel, damaging, and dangerous practice of trapping in New Mexico. Under-regulated and outdated, traps put citizens, pets, and non-target species at risk, including the endangered Mexican gray wolf. We seek to ban traps in New Mexico for the sake of public safety and New Mexico’s native wildlife.

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News & Updates

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...

NM lawmakers consider ban on trapping wildlife on public land

SANTA FE, N.M. - Supporters and opponents of HB 366, the Wildlife Protection and Public Safety Act, packed into the House committee room at the Roundhouse. The bill would ban trapping wildlife on public land. HB 366 was heard in its first House committee on Thursday...