US EditionAs states rethink wildlife management, New Mexico offers a new model
- New Mexico has passed a sweeping law that changes wildlife management, giving the agency a new name, mission, leadership, and increased funding to broaden its focus beyond hunting and fishing.
- State lawmakers across the country are considering significant overhauls to wildlife management this year.
- Jesse Deubel, executive director of the New Mexico Wildlife Federation, stated that the state has shifted from "extreme dysfunction" to a potentially gold standard for wildlife management.
- Michelle Lute, executive director of Wildlife for All, called the law a "game changer" that will serve as a model for future wildlife governance.
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As states rethink wildlife management, New Mexico offers a new model
By Alex Brown, Stateline.org (TNS) For years, outdoors enthusiasts in New Mexico have pushed to overhaul the state Department of Game & Fish — an agency plagued by leadership turnover, funding woes and the scorn of hunters and tree-huggers alike. Now, state lawmakers have given the agency a new name, a new mission, new leadership and a boost in funding to expand its role. The sweeping law enacted in March puts New Mexico at the forefront of a gr…
As states rethink wildlife management, New Mexico offers a new model - Finnoexpert
Black-footed ferrets are among the species in New Mexico that need conservation help. A new law expands the authority of the state’s wildlife agency to include non-game species, provides additional funding and overhauls the commission that governs wildlife management. (Photo by Kimberly Fraser/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Flickr) For years, outdoors enthusiasts in New Mexico have pushed to overhaul the state Department of Game & Fish — an agen…
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