ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — In the latest dispute over public lands in the West, New Mexico ranchers are suing the federal government over its attempts to limit their cattle’s access to water and grazing ...

A rare mouse and imperiled owl species, both native to the Sacramento Mountains of southern New Mexico were at the center of a lawsuit filed by conservationists alleging the federal government failed ...

Efforts are underway to recover a rare New Mexico mouse species threatened by livestock grazing as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a plan to restore its population. The New Mexico meadow ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Environmentalists have accused U.S. land managers of failing to keep livestock and wild horses out of streams and other wetlands in Arizona’s White Mountains, resulting in ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to protect riparian areas ...

In winter, if environmental factors are unfavorable, the Pacific pocket mouse may hibernate underground until spring brings better conditions. But if adequate food supplies are available, the mouse ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The federal government is setting aside nearly 22 square miles across three western states as critical habitat for a rare mouse that has already pitted ranchers against the U.S.