The red squirrel (pictured) is one of four squirrel species that can be hunted in New Mexico. Photo courtesy New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Officials with the New Mexico Department of Game and ...

HAS BEEN FOUND IN 30 SMALL MAMMAL SPECIES IN NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING RODENTS LIKE GROUND SQUIRRELS, CHIPMUNKS, GOPHERS AND RATS, RESEARCHERS SAY 1500 SMALL MAMMALS TESTED POSITIVE BETWEEN 2019 AND ...

But some folks thought the idea was nuts. A “squirrel challenge,” announced Monday by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, was canceled Tuesday after pushback. But the department thinks ...