New Mexico Media Coverage of Wildlife and Connectivity
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Questa Bighorn Sheep May Have Respiratory Disease That a Crossing May Make More Prevalent
Taos News reports in September 2022 that a respiratory disease among the bighorn sheep population near Questa in Northern New Mexico may preclude New Mexico Department of Game and Fish from supporting the New Mexico Wildlife Corridors Action Plan recommendation for a wildlife Overpass for the sheep. Click on bighorn sheep image for link.
How the NMDOT Wildlife Corridor Action Plan will affect Otero County
January 2022
Of the hotspot areas listed in the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan, four are on the Lincoln National Forest. The No. 1 spot listed for animal/vehicle collisions is on Highway 70 between Mescalero and Tularosa. Click on Alamogordo Daily News image for link to article.