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By Daniel J. Chacón, Santa Fe New Mexican |
February 3, 2021
A bill that would outlaw the use of traps, snares and wildlife poison on public lands in New Mexico cleared its first legislative hearing Tuesday.
The Senate Conservation Committee voted 7-2 to endorse the Wildlife Conservation and Public Safety Act, also called “Roxy’s Law” after an 8-year-old dog that was caught and killed by a neck snare at Santa Cruz Lake in 2018.
Senate Bill 32, which includes exceptions, such as for ecosystem management and religious and ceremonial purposes, establishes misdemeanor penalties for violations of the anti-trapping measure.
The vote came after a nearly two-hour discussion and debate from various interests, including ranchers, hunters, conservationists and environmental advocates.
ALBUQUERQUE - Storytelling runs through Gadi Schwartz s veins.
The seed was planted when Schwartz would head into the Univision newsroom with his father, Sergio, as a boy.
As he grew up, journalism became like a shadow, following him closely.
His time at New Mexico State University s TV station KRWG and the decade he spent at KOB helped cultivate his passion.
Schwartz is currently an NBC News and MSNBC correspondent, as well as co-host of the Snapchat series Stay Tuned.
On Jan. 16, the 37-year-old former Las Cruces resident took the next step in his journey when he became host of The Overview on NBC s streaming service, Peacock.
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I miss Albuquerque. A few weeks ago, I left the desert to finish up graduate school in the rainy town of Eugene, Oregon. I love it here. I grew up watching the Twilight films, so it’s always been my dream to live in the Pacific Northwest. But.
There’s a part of me that craves Albuquerque. My current state of homesickness might be because the day I’m writing this is the 15th anniversary of “High School Musical,” a film based in Albuquerque that shaped who I am as a person. It was actually filmed in Utah, but I, like many New Mexicans, often choose to ignore that fact. Simply put, Albuquerque is the best. From turquoise to tacos, it has it all!