Stories tagged with Division of Wildlife

The Southern Ute Health Center’s COVID Lab got creative with what they are working with by creating a fun COVID informative door display, winning one of the top prizes in the Holiday Door Decoration Contest.

Thu Dec 30th, 2021

Christmas Door Décor

Fri Dec 17th, 2021

US 160 wildlife crossing project nears completion

The group of hunters from Northern New Mexico were fully vaccinated and tested negative to COVID-19 prior to traveling to the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.

Fri Nov 5th, 2021

Santa Ana Pueblo hunters hope for a successful harvest

The wolf has been a part of the natural and cultural heritage of this region for thousands of years, and absent for only about the last 80 years following extermination by the federal government.

Fri Oct 9th, 2020

Wolf reintroduction reaches state ballot

Corinna Mokotoff (far left) stands with her crewmembers from the Southwest Conservation Corps on the banks of the Animas River, Tuesday, Sept. 22, where the team of sawyers have been hard at work cutting and clearing invasive tree species on Southern Ute tribal lands.

Fri Sep 25th, 2020

Southwest Conservation Corps assists Tribe with invasive tree removal

Alden Burch Naranjo

Sat Jun 6th, 2020

A tribute for Alden Naranjo Jr.

Fri May 8th, 2020

First bison, welcome blessing

A pair of osprey are seen in this April 2 image from the livestream, working on rebuilding their nest for the season.

Fri Apr 10th, 2020

Ospreys arrive at Lake Capote for 2020 nesting season

Young osprey fledglings await their next meal; each spring Suuwhsiagyetu (Strong Wings, male) and Suupu’ighyetu (Powerful Eyes, female) return to Lake Capote to raise their young.

Fri Apr 12th, 2019

The life of an osprey

Wildlife Biologist Aran Johnson carefully removes the hide from a harvested elk, before the animal is sent in for processing. The elk hides are also made available as part of the Tribe’s designated hunter program.

Thu Feb 14th, 2019

Harvesting on behalf of the membership

Southern Ute Wildlife Biologist, Aran Johnson explains the regulations and boundaries of the cultural hunt to the Tesuque hunters on Tuesday, Nov. 13 in the wildlife management conference room.

Tue Nov 20th, 2018

Cultural hunts commence on Ute lands

Working together with Aran Johnson and Danielle Austin from Southern Ute Wildlife, officials from the Jicarilla Apache Tribe lend their expertise to Wednesday night’s annual scoring event, hosted by Southern Ute Division of Wildlife, August, 22 at the Sky Ute Casino Resort.

Fri Aug 31st, 2018

Scoring big

Fri May 25th, 2018

Wildlife earns accolades

The fates of bears often hang in limbo, especially when natural food sources become scarce. Homeowners can do these wild animals a service by removing common attractants around their property such as: trash, pet food and bird feeders. Without proper incentive to roam urban areas in search of an easy meal, the bears will most likely return to their natural habitat.

Fri Sep 29th, 2017

Keeping harmony with bears

Fri Sep 30th, 2016

Bison updates: Meat, products and cookbook

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