NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opened public comment on its draft recovery plan for the endangered Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly found in New Mexico.

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The butterfly was listed as endangered in 2023 due to a series of threats, including impacts from wildfires, climate variability, incompatible grazing, invasive plants and recreation. The butterfly can be found in high-altitude meadows atop the Sacr

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