Tag Archives: bison

October, 2016

  • 28 October

    Iconic mammal takes center stage

    Primarily a grassland animal, bison will graze for a period of time before resting and chewing cud. While the bison population has grown to approximately 500,000, the majority have interbred with domestic cattle. Several locations, including Yellowstone National Park, still have populations of pure lineage. Photo by Dan Williams, New Mexico Wildlife magazine, NMDGF.

    It took 240 years, but the United States finally has a national mammal: the bison. Fans of the bald eagle have no need to fear; the national animal since 1782 has not been replaced. Instead, the bison joins other national symbols such as the oak as the national tree and …

August, 2016

  • 15 August

    Prairie dogs critical to many species

    Prairie dogs critical to many species. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish photo by Clint Henson, New Mexico Wildlife magazine, NMDGF.

    Call them what you will: varmints, rodents or pests, but there’s no denying the important role prairie dogs play in the wild. Research, partly funded by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Share with Wildlife program, is being led by Dr. Ana Davidson, a research assistant professor at …

November, 2003

  • 14 November

    A century of wildlife management, part 1

    Two young fishermen with bass, 1899. Photo: New Mexico Records and Archives. (Making Tracks: A Century of Wildlife Management. New Mexico Wildlife magazine. (A history of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, NMDGF).

    New Mexico Wildlife (Winter 2002-03, Vol 47 Num 4) Making tracks: a century of wildlife management, part 1 of 9 By John Crenshaw Former Public Affairs chief, New Mexico Wildlife editor, and game warden, retired in 1997. Making tracks: a century of wildlife management New Mexicans of the 1860s were eye …

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