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 Under-regulated and outdated, traps put citizens, pets, and non-target species at risk, including the endangered Mexican gray wolf.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
UPDATE: Please Support Senate Bill 32 (Roxy’s Law) – Urge your New Mexico state legislators to support Roxy’s Law
UPDATE: Please Support Senate Bill 32 (Roxy's Law) Dear TrapFree New Mexico Friends, We wanted to be sure you saw this alert from TrapFree NM partner, Animal Protection Voters. Click on the link below to send a message right now to your legislators, some of whom have...
Los Alamos Daily Post: New Report Details Problems of Traps on Public Lands
SANTA FE — WildEarth Guardians and members of the TrapFree New Mexico coalition released a detailed report today that makes an in-depth case for banning traps on public lands. Touching on a wide array of topics, the report goes into detail on the economics of trapping...
Trap Incident Report: Rowe Mesa – January 14, 2021
I was collecting dead and down wood for burning when my dog Nelli was caught by a spring trap. The same people who had set the trap were obviously doing illegal cutting of live wood and littering their bud lights everywhere. No serious injury to the dog luckily....
Injuries to New Mexico Wildlife Caught in Leghold Traps
Robert Harrison, Ph.D, University of New Mexico[1] December, 2020 Summary: Wildlife enthusiasts are well aware of the potential of leghold traps to severely injure wild animals. Less appreciated is how many wild animals suffer such injuries in the course of an...
Albuquerque Journal: It’s time to pass Roxy’s Law
On Dec. 17, I was winding up my forest walk with my two dogs, Chaco and Cruzer, when, not 10 feet away, Cruzer began wailing and bellowing at the top of his lungs. I thought perhaps something had stung or bitten him, buy it took only seconds to comprehend that he was...
New report details the many problems of traps on public lands
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,...
Trap Incident Report: Lincoln National Forest near Cloudcroft, NM – January 7, 2021
While hiking with my dogs on a Forest Service road one of my dogs was caught by a leg hold trap which had no identifying information as required by NM Dept of Game & Fish. I cut the cable to the trap in order to get her away from that location and calm her down in...
Santa Fe New Mexican: Limit on legislation won’t leave out the late Roxy
Roxy died a painful death at age 8. A blue heeler mix, she was strangled in a snare near a hiking trail at Santa Cruz Lake Recreation Area. The state Game and Fish Department said a man from Chimayó set an illegal trap that took Roxy’s life. What happened to Roxy led...
New Mexico in Focus: Animal Trapping in New Mexico
New Mexico in Focus host Gene Grant discusses public lands trapping with NM state representative Christine Chandler, Jessica Johnson of Animal Protection of New Mexico, and Chris Smith of WildEarth Guardians.
Trap Incident Report: Pecos, NM – December 17, 2020
I have hiked this same area for the last 4 years. There are no trails, just cross-country. While returning from a hike yesterday our Heeler was sniffing around a tree like he does every trip, just enjoying dog life on public lands. I was no more than 10-15 feet away...