March, 2024

• 18 March

  Poaching … Across State Lines

  

  In December 2020, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officer Troy Florian called New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (Department) Cpl. Andrew Jolliff about a serial poaching case. Florian was investigating Zachary Tyler Nolan of Collinston, Louisiana.   Florian originally had a search warrant for two poached mule deer heads from …
• 18 March

  Barbary Sheep and Mule Deer Illegally Hunted in Southeast New Mexico

  Department Officer Ryan Francis received an anonymous tip from Operation Game Thief in December 2021. He was told of violations involving Barbary sheep. When he shared this information with his colleagues, Officer Trevor Nygren reported that he had received text messages about similar violations.   A Barbary sheep hunting guide was …

February, 2024

• 12 February

  Aunque ‘sin agallas’, el mejillón caparazón de Texas es clave para la biodiversidad de N.M.

  

  Lo que sigue es sólo una muestra de nuestro trabajo con invertebrados SGCN. Los invertebrados son criaturas que carecen (“in-“) de columna vertebral (“vértebra”). El mejillón caparazón de Texas es uno de los pocos mejillones de río nativos de Nuevo México. Aunque parece “sin agallas”, este mejillón en verdad tiene …
• 9 February

  El NMDGF, socios estudian matalotes jorobados en el río San Juan

  

  El DGF colabora con Investigadores Ictiológicos del Sureste de Estados Unidos para probar algo nuevo en el río San Juan. Gracias a una tecnología de punta, hemos desarrollado antenas con etiquetas transpondedoras integradas pasivas (etiquetas PIT, por sus siglas in inglés). Una etiqueta PIT es un pequeño dispositivo que utiliza …
• 9 February

  Though ‘spineless,’ Texas hornshell key to N.M.’s biodiversity

  

  The following is just a taste of our work with invertebrate SGCN. Invertebrates are creatures that lack (“in-”) backbones (“vertebra”). The Texas hornshell is one of the few river mussels that are native to New Mexico. Although “spineless,” this mussel has proven robust in its fight to survive. Read on …
• 9 February

  NMDGF, partners study razorback suckers in San Juan River

  

  The DGF is collaborating with American Southwest Ichthyological Researchers to try something new in the San Juan River. Through cutting-edge technology, we’ve developed Passive Integrated Transponder tag antennas (PIT tags for short). A PIT tag is a small device that uses radio frequencies to communicate a unique code from an …