Share with Wildlife is a New Mexico Department of Wildlife program initiated in 1981 that depends on tax-deductible donations from the public. Its mission is to help those species that do not receive funding from any other source. The program funds four categories of wildlife projects: research, education, habitat enhancement, and rehabilitation. It receives much of its funding through the state income tax check-off program. It is also supported through Share with Wildlife license plate sales and direct donations. Matching federal funds maximize the program’s support of New Mexico’s wildlife. (Video still: Broad-billed hummingbird artwork above by Hira Walker).

What kind of projects does Share with Wildlife support and how can you support Share with Wildlife? Watch the above introductory video.

For more recent information on the Share with Wildlife program, check out this conversation between Karen Gaines, NMDOW’s Share with Wildlife Coordinator, and Kaitlin Haase, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation’s Southwest Pollinator Conservation Specialist.  The conversation aired in February 2026 on the “People, Plants, and Pollinators” edition of Santa Fe Public Radio’s “Garden Journal” program.