New Mexico Game And Fish
Aquatic Education - Arizona and New Mexico
More than 16,000 people attend free fishing clinics hosted by the Arizona Game and Fish Department each year. The Department also loans the public 100 rods and reels and a limited supply of bait. These are just a few of the steps the agency is taking to introduce youth to sport angling and aquatic habitat conservation. Click on "Highlights" for more on the state's Aquatic Resources Education activities. ... Explore the aquatic life of a nearby stream or pond. Attend a free fishing clinic to learn new skills. Adopt and monitor a watershed in your area. These are some of the Aquatic Resource Education activities promoted by the New Mexico Fish and Game Department. Resource materials, equipment and teacher training workshops are also provided to introduce children to angling and to increase their awareness of aquatic ecosystems. ... [Read More]
Endangered Species Program, Bats
Bats may be the most misunderstood animals in the United States, although as consumers of enormous numbers of insects, they rank among the most beneficial. Almost all United States bats, and 70 percent of the bat species worldwide, feed almost exclusively on insects and are thus extremely beneficial. In fact, bats are the only major predators of night-flying insects. One bat can eat between 600 and 1,000 mosquitoes and other insect pests in just one hour (Organization for Bat Conservation) . While most United States bat species are insectivorous, bats in other parts of the world feed on a variety of items in addition to insects. Many species feed primarily on fruit, while several types feed on nectar and pollen. Fruit bats perform an extremely important function as seed dispersers. Nectar eating bats, including the federally-listed endangered lesser long-nosed ( Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae ) and greater Mexican long-nosed bats ( Leptonycteris nivalis ), are important pollina ... [Read More]
Boating Access - Arizona and New Mexico
Since 1985 the Arizona Fish and Game Department has completed nearly 100 boating access projects ranging from renovating and constructing new boat launch ramps to repairing dams and improving boating access for people with disabilities. Working with partners, the agency has overseen approximately $5 million in boating access enhancements. Click on "Highlights" to learn more. ... Extending boat ramps at Elephant Butte Reservoir, enhancing restroom facilities at Clayton Lake and improving access and camping facilities at Storrie Reservoir are just some of boating access projects conducted by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Maintaining these boating facilities presents additional challenges as drought conditions continue. Click on "Highlights" for details. ... [Read More]
New Mexico Links
New Mexico Game and Fish Department ... These links include sites outside of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. We do not control the content or policies of the site you are about to visit. You should always check a site's policies before providing personal information or reusing content. ... [Read More]
Pollution Response Contacts - Environmental Contaminants - New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office - NMESFO - USFWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ... For general information see the US Fish and Wildlife Volunteer Web Site ... Bureau of Land Management, Farmington Field Office 1-505-599-8900 ... [Read More]
Sport Fish Restoration - New Mexico
Funding from the Sport Fish Restoration Program helps support hatchery and stocking programs across the state. A proposed new warm-water hatchery will help meet the demands of angler interest in bass fishing and further diversify the state's sport fishing opportunities. ... of Game and Fish ... Although New Mexico has fewer lakes and reservoirs than many states, it offers world-class fishing for trout, walleye and striped bass. Click on "Highlights" to learn why. ... [Read More]
Recreation.gov
New Mexico Home Page New Mexico Tourism Site New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department New Mexico Environment Department New Mexico Game and Fish Department New Mexico Hunting / Fishing Licenses State History/Geography State Parks Fees State Parks Site State Events Site ... [Read More]
Hunter Education - Arizona and New Mexico
The Hunter Education Program of the Arizona Game and Fish Department provides 20 hours of training in firearms safety, wildlife management, bowhunting and hunter responsibility. Click on "Highlights" to learn why Arizona is such a safe place to hunt. ... Arizona Game and Fish Department ... Arizona Game and Fish Department ... [Read More]
The Mexican Wolf Recovery Program Home - USFWS
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in cooperation with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, USDA Wildlife Services and USDA Forest Service, began releasing captive-reared Mexican wolves into the designated "primary recovery zone" in the Apache National Forest in eastern Arizona. Released wolves and their progeny have been designated a nonessential experimental population under a special provision of the Endangered Species Act. These wolves are allowed to disperse into and colonize the entire Apache National Forest and adjacent Gila National Forest in western New Mexico - an area of about 7,000 square miles. ... [Read More]
State/Territorial Fish and Wildlife Offices
The US Fish and Wildlife Service works in partnership with many organizations and individuals. Fish and wildlife conservation requires coordinated efforts by the states and the territories, as well as private landowners, tribes, and other countries besides the Unites States. The list below provides a starting point for finding the state agencies that manage fish and wildlife resources. ... Also, the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies maintains a list of natural resources agencies for states, provinces, and territories . For hunting and fishing licenses , see the licensing page maintained by Automated Wildlife Data Systems . [For tribal contacts, please see the Fish & Wildlife Resource Tribes of the United States from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.] ... [Read More]
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