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 ...

Ranchers file lawsuit over mouses’ listing on federal endangered list A little brown mouse that sleeps nine months of the year and is known for its impressive leaping ability was recently listed as an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHEYENNE Days after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated critical habitat for the Preble's meadow jumping mouse, landowners and officials expressed concern about the decision's potential ...

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.