By Daniel J. Chacón, Santa Fe New Mexican |
February 24, 2021
Legislation that supporters say would modernize wildlife management in New Mexico but opponents counter would hurt outfitters who operate on public lands has stalled on a tie vote in a Senate committee.
“My district is parts of six counties it is all rural and I, in this case, I’m going to have to support my constituents,” Sen. Liz Stefanics, D-Cerrillos, told other members of the Senate Conservation Committee on Tuesday before joining with three Republicans to table the 241-page bill.
Senate Bill 312 is now stuck in the committee with just over three weeks left in the session.
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New Mexico is blessed with an extraordinary diversity of wildlife. The Land of Enchantment is one of the most biodiverse states in the country, as we rank second in the number of bird species and third in our diversity of reptiles and mammals.
However, these resources face a multitude of threats. As an arid state, New Mexico stands on the front lines of climate change, which means our wildlife and ecosystems are potentially even more susceptible to the mass extinction crisis that is threatening more than one million species across the globe. On top of this, values around our relationship with wildlife have changed. As we consider environmental justice issues like food security and equitable access to the outdoors, ensuring ample opportunities for resident hunters becomes paramount.
by Ifham Nizam
Wildlife Conservation Department and Forest Department officers are up in arms over a circular which prevents them from filing legal action against government institutions which permit deforestation and other illegal acts in violation of the Fauna and Flora Ordinance.
“This is tantamount to turning a blind eye when the country’s forests are being destroyed”, a Wildlife Department officer said, referring to the directive by the Secretary to the State Ministry of Wildlife Protection, Adoption of Safety Measures, Construction of Electrical Fences and Trenches and Reforestation and Forest Resource Development.
“We are being discouraged from instituting legal action against culprits just because they are government institutions”, he said.
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