NM Appeals Court sides with state wildlife agency on elk damages in Catron County

By: Danielle Prokop

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 532

Last Updated: 2 days, 10 hours ago

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The New Mexico Court of Appeals recently ruled that state wildlife officials are not responsible for elk damage to private property in Catron County, and halted a lower court’s trial to determine if the state’s wildlife policy there constitutes a “nuisance.”

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A group of seven Catron County landowners sued the state in 2021, arguing that the state’s management of elk “caused a physical invasion” of …

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