/tags/us-fish-wildlife-department US Fish & Wildlife Department en-US Copyright Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:33:42 GMT /local-news/2023-02-09/navigating-the-uncertain-future-of-mexican-gray-wolves-in-the-southwest The federal government is keeping a watchful eye on the Mexican gray wolf population as initiatives continue to reintroduce them into the American Southwest. But, these slowly increasing numbers have reignited a centuries-old debate between the agricultural industry, environmentalists, and local, and federal governments about the true role wolves have in the wild. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:33:42 GMT /local-news/2023-02-09/navigating-the-uncertain-future-of-mexican-gray-wolves-in-the-southwest Bryce Dix /public-health-new-mexico/2015-04-14/new-mexico-duck-tests-positive-for-bird-flu A duck at a national wildlife refuge in southern New Mexico has tested positive for a bird flu strain that's deadly to waterfowl and poultry.The case is… Tue, 14 Apr 2015 19:43:33 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-04-14/new-mexico-duck-tests-positive-for-bird-flu /local-news/2015-03-05/environmentalists-sue-over-levee-project A lawsuit filed against the Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife challenges a planned levee system along 43 miles of the Rio Grande.… Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:25:56 GMT /local-news/2015-03-05/environmentalists-sue-over-levee-project /local-news/2014-11-21/wolf-travels-hundreds-of-miles-to-northern-arizona Wildlife officials have confirmed the first gray wolf in northern Arizona in more than 70 years.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman Jeff Humphrey… Sat, 22 Nov 2014 00:00:17 GMT /local-news/2014-11-21/wolf-travels-hundreds-of-miles-to-northern-arizona