Tag: wildlife

New Mexico’s vanishing insects are more than an environmental concern. Scientists say collapsing butterfly, cricket and grasshopper populations signal a growing ecological crisis fueled by climate change, pesticide use and habitat loss — one that could reshape food systems, bird populations and the stability of ecosystems humans depend on.

New Mexico has launched a centralized website to help residents identify, report and respond to the threat of New World screwworm, a parasitic fly whose larvae feed on living tissue and can devastate livestock, wildlife and pets. Officials say the platform could become a critical early-warning system against outbreaks.

As thousands miss out on hunting tags, debate grows over fairness, private land access, and looming reforms to New Mexico’s wildlife commission.