ByJunoOgleFeb 26, 2024
Rep. Gabe Vasquez leads hike to the Gila in support of bill to protect an area he loves.
https://www.scdailypress.com/2024/02/26/rep-vasquez-hikes-gila-promote-bill/
#LocalNews #GilaRiver #SilverCityNM #gilanationalforest #GilaWilderness #politics
Rep. Vasquez hikes Gila to promote bill

By JUNO OGLE Daily Press Staff One of the first things Rep. Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico’s 2nd District said he wanted to do in the U.S. House of Representatives was to protect an area that he loves, the Gila River. Friday afternoon, Vasquez led about 30 supporters on a hike to the river as a show of support for a bill aiming to do just that. The group gathered …

ByJunoOgleMar 3, 2023
https://www.scdailypress.com/2023/03/03/forest-supervisor-cattle-shooting-mission/
“At this point, the mission is over,” Gila National Forest Supervisor Camille Howes said Wednesday, referring to last weekend’s aerial gunning of feral cattle in the Gila Wilderness.
#gilacows #GilaWilderness #gilanationalforest #newmexico#LocalNews
Forest supervisor: Cattle shooting ‘mission over’

By JUNO OGLE Daily Press Staff “At this point, the mission is over,” Gila National Forest Supervisor Camille Howes said Wednesday, referring to last weekend’s aerial gunning of feral cattle in the Gila Wilderness. Speaking at her “Coffee with Camille” public forum in Glenwood, Howes said the Forest Service will monitor the riparian area for now. Her cattle comments came about an hour into the open discussion at the Glenwood …

ByJunoOgleFeb 22, 2023
https://www.scdailypress.com/2023/02/22/cattle-shooting-opponents-head-court/
The owner of a Grant County campground has joined the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association to seek a halt to the planned aerial shooting of #cattle in the #GilaWilderness this week.
#NewMexico #LocalNews
Cattle shooting opponents head to court

By JUNO OGLE Daily Press Staff The owner of a Grant County campground has joined the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association to seek a halt to the planned aerial shooting of cattle in the Gila Wilderness this week. Gila Hot Springs Campground owner Allen Campbell told the Daily Press that joining the fight against the U.S. Forest Service isn’t anything personal against the Gila National Forest staff, as he has …

ByJunoOgleFeb 17, 2023
New Mexico #Cattle Growers Association President Loren Patterson told the Daily Press it’s possible the association will seek legal action against next week’s planned aerial shootings. #NewMexico #localnews #environment #GilaWilderness
https://www.scdailypress.com/2023/02/17/forest-service-resume-aerial-cattle-shooting-wilderness/
Forest Service to resume aerial cattle shooting in wilderness

By JUNO OGLE Daily Press Staff The U.S. Forest Service again plans to shoot feral cattle in the Gila Wilderness from the air over several days next week, according to a press release issued by the Gila National Forest on Thursday. A closure order for the area of operations will go into effect Monday, with aerial shooting happening Feb. 23-26, according to the release. The press release said all cattle …

ByJunoOgleJan 23, 2023
#Cattle in the #GilaWilderness and their management — or lack thereof — again dominated the second “Coffee with Camille” listening session Thursday at the office of the Gila National Forest supervisor. #NewMexico #LocalNews
https://www.scdailypress.com/2023/01/22/cattle-dominate-forest-forum/
Cattle again dominate forest forum

By JUNO OGLE Daily Press Staff Cattle in the Gila Wilderness and their management — or lack thereof — again dominated the second “Coffee with Camille” listening session Thursday at the office of the Gila National Forest supervisor. More than two dozen people turned out for the two-hour discussion with Camille Howes, Gila National Forest supervisor, and her district rangers. They fielded questions regarding potential road crew contractors and other …

🇺🇸 Bewickwren 🇵🇹Dec 15, 2022
Controversy over Forest Service’s planned aerial #shooting operation to remove #feral #cattle from the #GilaWilderness
The most effective way the Forest Service has found, so far, to possibly eliminate the herd from the rugged country is to have Wildlife Services shoot them from a helicopter.
This method has received backlash from groups like New Mexico Cattlegrowers Association, who say it is an inhumane, short-term solution to a long-term problem.
https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2022/12/14/controversy-over-forest-services-planned-aerial-shooting-operation-to-remove-feral-cattle-from-the-gila-wilderness/
Controversy over Forest Service’s planned aerial shooting operation to remove feral cattle from the Gila Wilderness

Todd Schulke, the co-founder of Center for Biological Diversity, is no stranger to cattle. He said his father is a large animal veterinarian and that gave him the experience of being around cattle throughout his childhood. But, when he was floating the Gila River and encountered a bull near some rapids, he said there was […]

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