New Mexico Transportation and Deer Archive - New Mexico
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How the NMDOT Wildlife Corridor Action Plan will affect Otero County January 26, 2022 New Mexico, Alamogordo Daily News
... "The high number of accidents on Highway 70 and 82 shows we have heavy migration of megafauna, like elk and deer. These are areas we will be focusing on for future wildlife improvements to lower the accident rate." ...
Speak out on wildlife corridors plan February 23, 2020 New Mexico, Albuquerque Journal
... migration routes for such species as Rocky Mountain elk, mule deer and pronghorn ... The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and New Mexico Department of Transportation will be conducting a series of public meetings that are focused on providing the public and interested stakeholders an opportunity to learn about the early stages of the action plan and why it is important...
Make way for wildlife May 17, 2019 New Mexico, taosnews
... DOT completed a project in 2017 to improve big game fencing along the interstate through Ratón, where mule deer and bear are often found crossing. By strategically installing 8-foot-high fencing, they were able to subtly direct animals to cross underneath the road using existing drainages. "We are seeing a significant reduction in wildlife-vehicle collisions," ...
Lawmakers seek safe passage on highways for wildlife, drivers February 6, 2019 New Mexico, New Mexico In Depth
... The “Wildlife Corridors Act,” SB 228 ... tasks the Departments of Transportation and Game and Fish with looking for the most likely locations for ... deer, elk ...moving through the landscape among pieces of habitat fragmented by human development at some point have to cross roads...
Stewart Bill To Create Wildlife Corridors To Protect Animals, People Passes Committee February 4, 2019 New Mexico, Los Alamos Daily Post
... “By using overpasses and underpasses, among other tools, we can keep animals off our roads and ensure drivers and their passengers get where they’re going safely.”...
Ruidoso, Deer and elk pose traffic risk September 8, 2016 New Mexico, Ruidoso News
... prospect of a municipal ordinance to ban feeding of wildlife, specifically elk and deer, aimed at protecting the animals and lowering the number of traffic accidents ... past attempts have failed to muster support on the council ... deer becoming domesticated in the village ...
Furry friends spotted on wildlife bridge May 4, 2016 New Mexico, Tucson Local Media
... the wildlife connectivity bridge and underpass spanning North Oracle Road just outside Oro Valley town limits has experienced a variety of animals making use of the new features. The Sonoran Desert’s first wildlife bridge [see video of mule deer using the bridge]
Roadkills up as drought drives wildlife June 18, 2013 New Mexico, KRQE
... especially in Albuquerque's East Mountains... all types of animals are involved, everything from elk and deer to javelina and antelope...