{"id":38901,"date":"2022-01-24T11:43:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T18:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=38901"},"modified":"2022-01-24T11:43:49","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T18:43:49","slug":"wildlife-corridors-in-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wildlife-corridors-in-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife Corridors in New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/nmif\/embed\/episodes\/Wildlife-Corridors-in-New-Mexico--1-24-21-e1d9coc\/a-a79b0a5\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Environment Report Laura Paskus is joined by Michael Dax, Western Program Director for Wildlands Network, to talk about a draft Wildlife Corridors Action Plan from the New Mexico Department of Transportation and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan comes out of the Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019 and identifies 11 priority safe passage projects to protect wildlife and drivers. These include underpasses and overpasses throughout New Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, the Our Land team covered this issue in an episode about the Tijeras Canyon Safe Passage Project, from NMDGF and NMDOT. You can watch that <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.knme.org\/video\/making-crossings-safe-for-wildlife-and-drivers-oqnggd\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More Information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wildlife Corridors Action Plan: <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifeactionplan.nmdotprojects.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/wildlifeactionplan.nmdotprojects.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 Wildlife Corridors Act: <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifeactionplan.nmdotprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/04\/New-Mexico-Wildlife-Corridors-Act-2019.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/wildlifeactionplan.nmdotprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/04\/New-Mexico-Wildlife-Corridors-Act-2019.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wildlands Network: <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlandsnetwork.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/wildlandsnetwork.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environment Report Laura Paskus is joined by Michael Dax, Western Program Director for Wildlands Network, to talk about a draft Wildlife Corridors Action Plan from the New Mexico Department of Transportation and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. 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