Last weekend, U.S. Forest Service officials say they found "numerous abandoned, smoldering campfires" around Gila National Forest, but leaving fires unattended is illegal, they warned.
The Gila National Forest completed its aerial slaughter operation in the wilderness yesterday using lethal methods to kill just 19 head of cattle, not 150.
A last-ditch lawsuit by ranchers aims to halt federal plans to shoot and kill feral cattle, which officials say threaten protected lands and the public.
In the skies above the New Mexico wilderness, federal agents in helicopters this week plan to shoot and kill dozens of feral cattle, which officials say threaten protected lands and