Natural History Wanderings

from Xerces Society

Governor Lujan Grisham has signed into law SB5, a bill that gives the newly named New Mexico Department of Wildlife (formerly the Department of Game and Fish) the authority to manage ALL wildlife, including insects and other invertebrates! Xerces was part of a broad coalition of organizations that supported this bill.

You can learn why insect protection through state authority matters, and what Xerces is doing make it happen, in the January 2025 episode of our Bug Banter podcast.