The New Mexico Game and Fish Department's head announced that the state is considering increasing hunting limits for black bears in multiple areas of the state.
Wildlife advocates protest the increased killing of animals they say are vital to the ecosystem while ranchers and hunters generally support the effort.and cougars for the next four years," said Mary Catherine Ray, wildlife chairperson for the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter.
Liley said the commonly used term"quotas" is incorrect because the state isn’t trying to achieve these numbers but rather is placing a ceiling on how many of the animals can be hunted.He said the hunting limits for bears in most parts of the state is set at about 10% even though research shows the populations could sustain up to 14%.
"We’re taking more of a conservative approach to ensure that would be a sustainable harvest," Liley told commissioners."An important part is we set the limit at 10%, but we never reach that 10% on a larger basis." Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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