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If it has to do with habitat and wildlife in the northwest part of the state, you can bet that Chuck Schultz, regional habitat biologist, will be involved. He has been in this line of work for over 27 years and has worked on habitat and with wildlife as a …

Long-billed curlews (Numenius americanus) are a Species of Greatest Conservation Need in New Mexico. This large shorebird breeds in grassland habitat and New Mexico is at the southernmost extent of their breeding range. The Department of Game and Fish is collaborating with biologists from the United States Fish and Wildlife …

Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians and if you aren’t familiar with that term, chances are you likewise aren’t familiar with Department herpetologist, Leland Pierce. In an interview with New Mexico Wildlife, Pierce discusses his interest in reptiles and amphibians and the importance of these creatures to New …

How biologists are working to protect a native southeast New Mexico fish For New Mexicans, the words “native New Mexico fish” may first bring to mind the quintessential image of a Rio Grande cutthroat trout, with its red slash below the jaw, glimmering in a crystal-clear high-mountain stream. Or maybe …

In New Mexico, herds of pronghorn are typically found roaming the high plains throughout the eastern part of the state. This expanse of land varies in elevation between 4,000 and 7,000 feet. A particular herd of a few hundred, however, spends the warmer months at nearly 11,000 feet, east of …

A stack of old press releases highlights the big topics of 1962 You just never know what might walk into an area Game and Fish office. A piece of scat for identification or part of a road-squished snake in a plastic baggie, for example. Recently, a stack of old Department …

Lesser prairie-chickens are a “lekking” species, where the males will congregate on a “lek” to attract females for breeding. Males will inflate the air sacs in their necks to make a sound that can be heard up to one mile away. The males will defend territories on the lek in …

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish released four additional black-footed ferrets at a ranch in Wagon Mound late September in an effort to augment a small population reintroduced at the site a year earlier. The ferrets were transported to the site from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s …

As I packed the quarters of my Coues buck up the last ridge to my Jeep I was glad that I wasn’t packing out an elk. Coues deer aren’t large animals but I sure didn’t want to pack anything heavier up that slope. I started to think about the task …