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One of the five is a large parcel of natural land in New Mexico-
Almost every President since Theodore Roosevelt has declared national monuments. The three greatest have been T.R. himself, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. George W. Bush finally declared a very large national monument in the ocean — the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, [...]
Continue Reading →U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to designate lands in Arizona and New Mexico-
Not all endangered species receive a designated “critical habitat.” This is a big thing for the big cat that is a rare inhabitant of the SW U.S. The trouble is jaguars may not even inhabit the United States on a continuing basis. [...]
Continue Reading →Two previous unknown packs have been discovered-
Instead of a growing population, the number of wild Mexican wolves in Arizona and New Mexico has hung between about 40-60 animals for years now. On top of that the Arizona government for three years now has refused to release any of captive Mexican wolves that have been held in [...]
Continue Reading →Withdrawal of a cattle association from a wolf restoration program hardly a sign of failure-
If we look at the history of land use in the Western United States, we find many different political interests. Some are ideological, some economic, some are both. Historically the various statewide cattle associations and stockgrower associations have been the [...]
Continue Reading →Famous wolf’s inability to find a mate in California is not surprising-
The West’s currently best known wolf, named “Journey” in a contest held by conservation groups, did not find a mate in California. Now mating season is over. The wolf, officially OR(7), has returned to SW Oregon, although his lack of a mate is [...]
Continue Reading →Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, Utah, Wyoming , Colorado poll. Arizonans stand out-
Generally speaking Arizona is not thought of as a state especially friendly to environmental policies. Of course a state’s reputation on such things is the result of the real attitudes of the people as channeled by politicians and interpreted by the media.
In early January [...]
Continue Reading →Author Dan Dagget has touted the riparian habitat along the Gila River as it flows across the U Bar Ranch in southwestern New Mexico as possibly the healthiest in North America. The region is home to a flourishing population of Southwestern Willow Flycatchers as well as two species of threatened fish. In June 2001, [...]
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