Sweeping Wildlife Modernization Bill Fails to Advance in NM Committee
By Ben Neary NMWF Conservation Director A bill that would have broadened wildlife management in New Mexico while increasing hunting
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Legislative Watch
Index to SB 312, the "Wildlife Heritage Act"
The New Mexico Wildlife Federation strongly supports SB 312, now pending in the Legislature. However, at a couple of hundred
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News
NM Committee Advances Bill to Ban Trapping on Public Lands
By BEN NEARY NMWF Conservation Director A New Mexico legislative committee has advanced a bill that would ban trapping on
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News
New Mexico Wildlife Heritage Act Modernizes State Wildlife Management and Increases Resident Hunting Opportunities
The New Mexico Wildlife Federation and other conservation groups are backing a bill pending in the state Legislature that would
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U.S. Air Force Drops Proposal to Stage Jet Fighter Flights Over Gila Wilderness
The U.S. Air Force has released a final environmental document that drops its earlier proposal to open the skies over
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NM Legislative Committee Takes Up Trapping Ban Bill
A legislative committee is set to consider a bill on Tuesday that would ban trapping on public lands in New
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New Mexico Wildlife Federation Welcomes President Biden’s Moratorium on New Energy Leasing
ALBUQUERQUE -- The New Mexico Wildlife Federation strongly supports President Joe Biden’s executive order placing a 60-day moratorium on new
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NM State Game Commission Approves Habitat Stamp Fee Increase
By BEN NEARY NMWF Conservation Director The New Mexico State Game Commission voted Friday to increase the cost of the
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Legislative Watch
NMWF Opposes Bill That Calls for Transferring Northern NM Wildlife Areas to Land Grant
The New Mexico Wildlife Federation strongly opposes pending legislation that would turn three state wildlife areas in the Chama area
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