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As states rethink wildlife management, New Mexico offers a new model

The state’s agency will get more money, new leadership and an expanded mission to protect species.

Black-footed ferrets are among the species in New Mexico that need conservation help. A new law expands the authority of the state’s wildlife agency to include non-game species, provides additional funding and overhauls the commission that governs wildlife management. (Kimberly Fraser/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Flickr/TNS)
Black-footed ferrets are among the species in New Mexico that need conservation help. A new law expands the authority of the state’s wildlife agency to include non-game species, provides additional funding and overhauls the commission that governs wildlife management. (Kimberly Fraser/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Flickr/TNS)
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The state’s agency will get more money, new leadership and an expanded mission to protect species.

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