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Our affiliate, the New Mexico Wildlife Federation<\/a> led the coalition that\u00a0successfully passed landmark state legislation\u00a0that provides the newly named New Mexico Department of Wildlife with the tools, authority, and funding needed to modernize wildlife management in the state. But the work doesn’t end there – NMWF\u00a0worked with coalition partners\u00a0to ensure New Mexico\u2019s Wildlife Action Plan revision encompassed key species including, for the first time in state history, invertebrates like insects, spiders, and worms.<\/p>\n\n

Photo Credit: Earl Whitt<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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