New Mexico Project
Mapping Big Game Migration Corridors - New Mexico
March 2020 - July 2025
Personnel
Participating Agencies
- US Geological Survey
- New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
Recent research indicates that migration corridors are culturally transmitted from one generation of ungulates to the next. Thus without appropriate management, the continued persistence of these migratory populations could be threatened. To assist state and federal management agencies make informed decisions regarding conservation of migratory populations, the location of migration routes, stopovers, and seasonal ranges need to be identified and mapped. This work is being done in response to Secretarial Order 3362, and will assist the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish with mapping big game migration corridors, stopover locations and seasonal ranges across the state. Once mapped, these geospatial data will then be used to inform land and wildlife management plans in order to ensure the long-term persistence of these populations through conservation of their migratory routes, seasonal ranges and stopovers.
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
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| Kauffman, M., Lowrey, B., Beaupre, C., Bergen, S., Bergh, S., Blecha, K., Bundick, S., Burkett, H., Cain, J.W., III, Carl, P., Casady, D., Class, C., Courtemanch, A., Cowardin, M., Diamond, J., Dugger, K., Duvuvuei, O., Ennis, J.R., Flenner, M., Fort, J., Fralick, G., Freeman, I., Gagnon, J., Garcelon, D., Garrison, K., Gelzer, E., Greenspan, E., Hinojoza-Rood, V., Hnilicka, P., Holland, A., Hudgens, B., Kroger, B., Lawson, A., McKee, C., McKee, J.L., Merkle, J.R., Mong, T.W., Nelson, H., Oates, B., Poulin, M.-P., Reddell, C., Ritson, R., Sawyer, H., Schroeder, C., Shapiro, J., Sprague, S., Steiner, E., Steingisser, A., Stephens, S., Stringham, B., Swazo-Hinds, P.R., Tatman, N., Wallace, C.F., Whittaker, D., Wise, B., Wittmer, H.U., and Wood, E., 2024, Ungulate migrations of the Western United States, volume 4: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2024–5006, 86 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20245006. | April 2024 |
| Kauffman, M., B. Lowrey, J. Beck, J. Berg, S. Bergen, J. Berger, J. Cain, S. Dewey, J. Diamond, O. Duvuvuei, J. Fattebert, J. Gagnon, J. Garcia, E. Greenspan, E. Hall, G. Harper, S. Harter, Stan, K. Hersey, P. Hnilicka, M. Hurley, L. Knox, A. Lawson, E. Maichak, J. Meacham, J. Merkle, A. Middleton, D. Olson, L. Olson, C. Reddell, B. Robb, G. Rozman, H. Sawyer, C. Schroeder, B. Scurlock, J. Short, S. Sprague, A. Steingisser, and N. Tatman. 2022. Ungulate migrations of the western United States, Volume 2: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2022–5008, 160 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20225008. | April 2022 |
| Technical Publications | Publication Date |
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| Reddell, C.D., and J.W. Cain III. 2024. Barrier behavior analysis: Pronghorn of north central New Mexico. Report for New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. | August 2024 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
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| Lowrey, B., A. Beers, J. Begay, S. Bergen, K. Blecha, S. Bundick, J.W. Cain III, M. Cowardin, O. Duvuvuei, A. Ehrhart, M. Flenner, J. Fort, J. Gagnon, E. Gelzer, E. Greenspan, E. Hagler, M. Hanson, V.D. Hinojoza-Rood, C. McKee, J.L, McKee, J.A. Merkle, B.A. Oates, C. Reddell, R. Ritson, B.M. Russon, H. Sawyer, C. Schroeder, S. Sprague, N. Tatman, D. Whittaker, S. Wiechman, and M.L. Kauffman. Mapping Big Game Migrations Across the Western States: Science Support for Management and Conservation. Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society, Baltimore, MD. | October 2024 |