Placitas Wildlife

The New Mexico Department of Transportation and the BLM have documented Placitas-area wildlife as well:

Placitas-area Wildlife per DOT Corridor Study excerpt

Wildlife per BLM, see excerpts on Wildlife below; including mule deer and deer
bullet BLM Rangeland health Assessment Allotment Las Huertas Creek #972 (prepared for the BLM by EnviroSystems Management, Inc. Oct 26, 2007) - BLM Map Grazing Allotment #972 - Mule deer and horses (no sign of overgrazing)
bullet BLM EA - Grazing allotment #924 as per EA-NM-010-99-083 - Coyotes and rabbits.  Probably pronghorn antelope, mule deer, bobcat, and badger.  Potentially, red-tailed hawk, ferruginous hawk, American kestral, and prairie falcon.
bullet BLM EA - Grazing Allotment #971 EA NM-010-2000-0BLM Map Grazing Allotment #971 - Mule deer, elk, feral (sic - BLM label) horses, birds, small mammals, and reptiles.

 

Common wildlife sightings in and around Placitas, NM, that have been posted on the internet:

Bobcats in town

Bobcat by Hot Tub in Placitas

Coyotes in Placitas

Coyote being rescued from a trap in the Placitas-area

Bears in Placitas

 

 

Snake in Placitas

Rattlesnake in Placitas

Wild Turkey per Santa Ana passing under I-25 at Las Huertas Creek

Tarantula in Placitas

Homeowners associations in Placitas are supportive of wildlife, see this link.

 

 

                                     

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Last modified: 03/03/09