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New Mexico Wildlife Rescue Inc.’s Holiday Wild Event
Following is a selected project highlight from the Share with Wildlife mission to assist all New Mexico wildlife in need, no matter what species. New Mexico Wildlife Rescue Inc.’s Holiday Wild Event Do you want to learn more about how wildlife rehabilitation works and about some of the raptors that migrate through New Mexico? Do you want to know what you can do if you find a bird or other animal that appears to be sick or injured? If you live in the Albuquerque area, then Wildlife Rescue Inc. of New Mexico is the place to call to get your questions about injured or orphaned wildlife answered and the place to visit in after Thanksgiving for their Holiday Wild event Holiday Wild sign. (Ginny Seamster) Wildlife Rescue is based at the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park and has a vast network of trained wildlife rehabbers who they [...]
Citizen Advisory Committees to meet virtually to recommend Habitat Stamp projects
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Public contact, Information Center: (888) 248-6866 Media contact, Tristanna Bickford: (505) 476-8027 tristanna.bickford@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MAY 6 2020: Citizen Advisory Committees to meet virtually to recommend Habitat Stamp projects SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish has scheduled statewide Habitat Stamp Program Citizens Advisory Committee virtual meetings for 2020. Citizen advisors will prioritize proposed Habitat Stamp projects for the next fiscal year. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend the following regional Citizen Advisory Committee virtual meetings: Southwest: May 20 at 10 a.m. Central: May 20 at 1 p.m. Northwest: May 21 at 2 p.m. Northeast: May 27 at 10 a.m. Southeast: May 27 at 1 p.m. Information about how to pre-register and attend these Zoom virtual meetings will be available on Friday, May 15 on the Habitat Stamp Program webpage, http://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/conservation/habitat-stamp/. Participants can utilize desktop computers [...]
Combining History, Hydrology, and Wildlife Ecology
Following is a selected project highlight from the Share with Wildlife mission to assist all New Mexico wildlife in need, no matter what species. Combining History, Hydrology, and Wildlife Ecology What did the Rio Grande look like 2,000 years ago? How has the river and surrounding habitat changed over time? What are Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)? What are some SGCN that live along the Rio Grande? These are all questions that the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP) in Albuquerque is working with students in central New Mexico to answer. BEMP, using funds from the Share with Wildlife program, has been working to integrate information on SGCN into their existing classroom- and field-based activities that focus on the Rio Grande and it’s surrounding (i.e., riparian) habitat. BEMP works with thousands of K-12 students every year and to enrich the environmental science education that these students receive. The lessons they [...]
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Cause for Rabbit Mortality
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact, Tristanna Bickford: (505) 476-8027, tristanna.bickford@state.nm.us New Mexico Livestock Board Media contact, Mary Catey: (505) 841-6161, mary.catey@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, APRIL 7, 2020: Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Cause for Rabbit Mortality SANTA FE, NM - The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (Department) and the New Mexico Livestock Board report that Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus type 2 (RHDV-2) is the cause for recent rabbit deaths in both wild jackrabbit and cottontail populations as well as in domestic rabbit production facilities. RHDV-2 is highly contagious among rabbits; however, it is not known to be transmissible to humans or pets. RHDV-2 is from a different viral family from the corona virus and is not related to COVID-19. The Department collected carcasses for testing after reports of dead wild rabbits in early March. Mortalities in domestic rabbits also resulted in testing during this time. Tests [...]
Project proposals sought for Share with Wildlife funding
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Public contact, Information Center: (888) 248-6866 Media contact, Tristanna Bickford: (505) 476-8027 tristanna.bickford@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MARCH 27, 2020: Project proposals sought for Share with Wildlife funding SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish’s Share with Wildlife program is now accepting proposals for projects that would start in 2021. The Share with Wildlife program funds projects up to $50,000 in four categories: habitat enhancement, biological and ecological research studies, wildlife rehabilitation and wildlife education. Topics of particular interest to the Department are projects that would start between Jan. 15, 2021 and May 31, 2021. Details about the proposal format are listed in the Call For Project Information for fiscal year 2021 available on the Share with Wildlife website, under the Applications-Reports tab. Offerors should make sure to use the updated Share with Wildlife Proposal Cover Sheet posted on the [...]