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The DGF is collaborating with American Southwest Ichthyological Researchers to try something new in the San Juan River. Through technology, we’ve developed Passive Integrated Transponder tag antennas (PIT tags for short). A PIT tag is [...]

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Biologist experiences threats to cuckoos firsthand

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Erin Duvuvuei has managed a lot during her conservation career. She’s our non-game avian biologist who recently participated in a comprehensive survey of yellow-billed cuckoos in 11 western states. Erin’s encounter during a recent [...]

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Though ‘spineless,’ Texas hornshell key to N.M.’s biodiversity

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The following is just a taste of our work with invertebrate SGCN. Invertebrates are creatures that lack (“in-”) backbones (“vertebra”). The Texas hornshell is one of the few river mussels that are native to [...]

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El Departamento, socios estudian matalotes jorobados en el río San Juan

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El DGF colabora con Investigadores Ictiológicos del Sureste de Estados Unidos para probar algo nuevo en el río San Juan. Gracias a la tecnología, hemos desarrollado antenas con etiquetas transpondedoras integradas pasivas (etiquetas PIT, por [...]

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El Departamento trabaja para salvar nuestras especies

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Durante más de 120 años, el Departamento de Caza y Pesca (DGF, por sus siglas en inglés) de Nuevo México ha trabajado incansablemente para gestionar la diversa vida silvestre de nuestro estado. Nuestro trabajo [...]

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