July, 2025

• 10 July

  Research and dens and bears, oh my!

  Research and dens and bears, oh my! During the final weeks of winter, before the snow melts and a gradual rise in temperature signals a transition into spring, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish biologists take a calculated risk in the name of science to peek their heads inside …

May, 2025

• 14 May

  Department, partners help Rio Grande cutthroat trout go home to the Gorge

    Department, partners help Rio Grande cutthroat trout go home to the Gorge Once a year, starting in 2008, Rio Grande cutthroat trout fingerlings (young fish about the length of a finger) embark on an expedition, trekking all the way down to the Rio Grande Gorge. I know what you’re …

February, 2025

• 26 February

  Decades of work keeps Rio Grande cutthroat trout off Endangered Species List

  

  Decades of work keeps Rio Grande cutthroat trout off Endangered Species List Decades of dedicated conservation work by the Department and its partners have secured a bright future for the Rio Grande cutthroat trout (RGCT). This collaborative effort culminated in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s recent decision that the …

January, 2025

• 30 January

  The Elusive Pacific Marten in New Mexico

  

      In the high–elevation forests of Northern New Mexico is an elusive and little-known member of the weasel family, the Pacific marten (Martes caurina). The Pacific marten is classified as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) in New Mexico. This designation is given to species because of various …

December, 2024

• 12 December

  Help Keep New Mexico Beautiful!

  You’re enjoying the outdoors and suddenly you see someone trying to pet Marty Moose… A pack of ATVs flies by across a pristine meadow… Another duck hunter shows up late and sets up right next to you… A pile of litter is dumped in the desert and Walter White has …