The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly is a rare species found only in New Mexico, near Alamogordo. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the species as endangered earlier this year.

*Editor’s note: This article reflects the state of the listing at the publish date; the following property may have sold or changed in value since then. CLOUDCROFT, N.M. (KRQE) – A 7,000 ...

“Since we published the not-warranted rule in 2009, drought from climate change has worsened in New Mexico, worsening habitat conditions for the Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly ...

With more Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterflies being raised at the ABQ BioPark than found in the wild, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is placing the butterfly on the Endangered Species ...

The story goes that years ago some surveyors, working near the summit of the Sacramento ... of pine-covered mountains, 9,000 feet high, in the middle of the southeastern New Mexico desert.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to protect riparian areas and meadows from cattle in New Mexico ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Forest Service today to challenge its failure to protect streamside meadows in New Mexico’s Sacramento Mountains from cattle. The ...

Stretching from Canada to New Mexico, the Rocky Mountains ... In December, Chama holds its annual Christmas in the Mountains affair, which features photos with Santa, horse carriage rides, a ...

On a mountain in Mexico, a striped creature coiled up ... the study said and photos show. The new species lives in mountain grasslands and meadows at elevations above 6,900 feet, the study said.

Officials set up trail cameras to capture compelling shots of wildlife in New Mexico — and ended up catching the mischievous antics of a young mountain lion. NPS photo Officials set up trail ...