{"data":{"id":"us-nm/17-9-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"17-9-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Wildlife Corridors Act:\nA. \"human-caused barrier\" means a road, culvert, commercial or residential development or other human-made structure that has the potential to affect the natural movement of wildlife across the landscape;\nB. \"large mammal\" includes mule deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, black bear and mountain lions;\nC. \"species of concern\" means a wildlife species identified by the department of game and fish [department of wildlife] as being adversely affected by habitat fragmentation exacerbated by human-caused barriers and the high potential of wildlife-vehicle collisions; and\nD. \"wildlife corridors\" means those areas used routinely by wildlife to travel through their habitat and includes corridors used by migrating wildlife.","path":["Chapter 17 - Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation","ARTICLE 9 Wildlife Corridors"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18517/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-12","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"6b4355b3eb345567d52fec5723809f689bbc95d28aec476d7b7279dbc2b49c49","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/17-9-1","next":"us-nm/17-9-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}