New Mexico Wildlife - Monthly Update - November 2019

ISSUE NUMBER NINE • November 2019

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Biologists begin tracking a pronghorn herd at high elevations

In New Mexico, herds of pronghorn are typically found roaming the high plains throughout the eastern part of the state. A particular herd of a few hundred, however, spends the warmer months at nearly 11,000 feet, east of Chama near the Colorado border. Read more...

pecospupfish

One small fish, one big undertaking

The aptly named Pecos pupfish measures only a few inches long and was historically found in stretches of the Pecos River in New Mexico and Texas. Today, it is mainly found in springs, marshlands and sinkholes centered around the Roswell region. Learn more about this unique fish.

Curlew

Wildlife pathways:

Long-billed curlews

The Department is collaborating with biologists from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and other partners to conduct long-billed curlew research. Read about the study's findings.

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Q&A: Meet Leland Pierce, Department herpetologist

In an interview with New Mexico Wildlife, Leland Pierce discusses his interest in reptiles and amphibians and the importance of these creatures to New Mexico’s ecosystem. Read the Q&A.

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News blasts from the past

Let's take a look at a stack of old Department press releases from 1962. Read more...

IN THIS ISSUE

In this month's issue:

  • Biologists begin tracking a pronghorn herd at high elevations

  • One small fish, one big undertaking

  • Wildlife pathways: Long-billed curlews

  • Q&A: Meet Leland Pierce, Department herpetologist

  • News blasts from the past

conservation

 

VISIT THE DEPARTMENT'S CONSERVATION PAGE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PLANS, PROGRAMS AND TOOLS THAT PROTECT WILDLIFE AND RESTORE HABITATS

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LEARN MORE ABOUT SHOOTING RANGES IN OUR STATE

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GOING FISHING? LEARN MORE ABOUT AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES

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