New Mexico Wildlife magazine Conserving New Mexico's Wildlife for Future Generations
In January 2022, Socorro District Cpl. Jake Baulch received an anonymous tip. A hunter had information about fraudulent hunting activity involving the owner of Wing River Outfitters, Jared Piepkorn. The hunter knew people who booked hunts with Piepkorn. He sold more than $30,000 worth of private-land oryx hunts, yet conducted …
March, 2024
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18 March
Game wardens’ work brings poachers to justice
The articles in this special edition of New Mexico Wildlife are just a small example of the criminal cases and issues that game wardens face when protecting New Mexico’s wildlife. These cases can take months – or even years – to solve in order to hold criminals accountable for their …
February, 2022
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8 February
Sitios de agua manejada se pueden ajustar para ciertas especies
Los administradores de vida silvestre han usado el agua durante mucho tiempo, especialmente en el árido suroeste, como una herramienta para ayudar a mantener poblaciones saludables de animales. Lo que comenzó como un puñado de sitios de agua manejados para codornices y venados alrededor de 1940 floreció en unos 6,000 …
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8 February
Managed water sites can be fine-tuned for certain species
Wildlife managers have long used water, especially in the arid Southwest, as a tool to help support healthy animal populations. What began as a handful of managed water sites for quail and mule deer around 1940 blossomed into some 6,000 sites, intended to increase populations and benefit overall health for …
September, 2020
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23 September
What’s an easement?
In general, an easement provides the right for a person (or the public) to use the land of another in a particular manner for a specific purpose, says Art Anaya, the Department’s land, water and property specialist. Typically, an easement is a non-possessory interest in land (by another) that does …