Wolf population boost approved by New Mexico commission
The New Mexico State Game Commission voted unanimously in Roswell to allow up to 12 new Mexican gray wolf pups to be released in the Gila National Forest and Wilderness and parts of Arizona in 2019. They also permit importing a female wolf to Ladder Ranch in Caballo for captive breeding and release, signaling a push to expand the endangered population while easing livestock losses.
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Ladder Ranch
Caballo
State Department
Liley
Federal Fish and Wildlife Services
Federal
Game and Fish Departments
Arizona
Stewart Liley
Wildlife Management Division
New Mexico Game and Fish Department
New Mexico State Game Commission
Roswell
Alaska Suffers Back-to-Back 7.0 5.7 Earthquakes Shaking Anchorage
Two powerful earthquakes struck near Anchorage Alaska first a 7.0 magnitude quake then a 5.7. Roads collapsed and windows shattered as residents ran from offices and sought cover. A tsunami warning for Kodiak was briefly issued and later lifted with no fatalities or serious injuries reported. The first quake centered about 7 miles north of the city. The Glenn Highway section buckled near the airport leaving a car stranded on broken pavement.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Kodiak
U.S. Geological Survey
Wasilla
Justin Doll
Emergency manager translates alphabet soup of emergency terms
Roswell area emergency manager Karen Sanders explains the acronyms used in incident planning. Since becoming manager in 2012 she has learned terms like IAP EOC MACS NIMS MAA HMGP and more, to coordinate with many agencies. The article notes her Roswell roots and duties across Roswell and Chaves County.
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Karen Sanders
Roswell
Chaves County
IAP
EOC
NIMS
Sanders
Dexter
Hagerman
Lake Arthur
2018 Chaves County Behavioral Health Summit Held at ENMU Roswell
The 2018 Chaves County Behavioral Health Summit drew 86 attendees from law enforcement government private and nonprofit groups to discuss mental and behavioral health services in Chaves County. It ran 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lawrence C Harris Occupational Health Center ENMU Roswell and was hosted by the Chaves County Behavioral Health Leadership Council with Valario Lopez of the NM Department of Health speaking. Natalie Skogerboe of Aspen Solutions facilitated the event focusing on needs gaps and improvements in local mental health care.
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Chaves County
Lawrence C. Harris
Natalie Skogerboe
Aspen Solutions
Skogerboe
Eastern New Mexico State University
Roswell
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