ALBUQUERQUE – 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 damage to ...

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 ...

The United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit (“10th Circuit”) addressed in an April 15th Opinion a challenge to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s (“Service”) designation of ...

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 New Mexico meadow jumping mouse captured eating between blades of grass. (J.N. Stuart/flickr via Courthouse News) (CN) — The 10th Circuit upheld the dismissal of a complaint filed by New Mexico ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An appeals court on Friday uphold a lower court’s rejection of two ranching groups’ challenge to a federal agency’s designation of certain riparian areas of Arizona, Colorado ...

Federal protections for the habitat of a rare forest mouse in New Mexico will be maintained, despite efforts from ranching industry groups in the state. The meadow jumping mouse, mostly known to live ...

Critical Wyoming habitat for the threatened Preble's meadow jumping mouse ( Zapus hudsonius preblei) was cut in half Friday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), compared to earlier ...

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 ...

A New Mexico meadow jumping mouse captured eating between blades of grass. (J.N. Stuart/flickr via Courthouse News) (CN) — Two New Mexico cattle groups told a 10th Circuit panel Friday the federal ...

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 ...