Coverage dated February 16, 2023

Feral Cows in New Mexico Will Be Shot From Helicopters Over Concerns About Environmental Damage

Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia

A helicopter with a shooter will fly over a portion of the vast Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico next week, searching for feral cows to kill.

NBC10 Philadelphia's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

25 articles, oldest first.

  1. Berkshire Eagle

    US forest issues kill order for feral cows in New Mexico (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    Berkshire Eagle's feed description

    U.S. forest managers in New Mexico are moving ahead with plans to kill feral cattle they say are threatening public safety and natural resources in the nation's first designated wilderness.

  2. Tulsa World

    Kill order for New Mexico feral cows issued by US officials (opens Tulsa World)

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    Tulsa World's feed description

    U.S. forest managers in New Mexico are moving ahead with plans to kill feral cattle they say are threatening public safety and natural resources in the nation's first designated wilderness.

  3. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Feral Cows in New Mexico Will Be Shot From Helicopters Over Concerns About Environmental Damage (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    A helicopter with a shooter will fly over a portion of the vast Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico next week, searching for feral cows to kill.

  4. Fox News

    New Mexico: US officials authorize helicopter with shooters to kill feral cows in the Gila Wilderness (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Authorities are set to execute a plan to remove some wild livestock in the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico as the animals have acted aggressively towards visitors.

  5. CBS News

    Feral cows to be shot dead from helicopter in U.S. national forest: "A difficult decision" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Ranchers say the plan to shoot cows from a helicopter is animal cruelty and it will be problematic when carcasses are left to rot.

  6. CBS News

    Feral cows to be shot dead from helicopters in U.S. national forest: "A difficult decision" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Ranchers say the plan to shoot cows from a helicopter is animal cruelty and it will be problematic when carcasses are left to rot.

  7. The Week

  8. Arizona Capitol Times

    Kill order for feral cows issued by US officials | Arizona Capitol Times (opens Arizona Capitol Times)

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    Arizona Capitol Times's feed description

    A helicopter with a shooter will fly over a portion of the vast Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico next week, searching for feral cows to kill. The move sets the stage for legal challenges over how to handle unbranded livestock and other stray cows as drought deepens in Arizona and around th…

  9. The Daily Caller

    Helicopters And Guns: US Forest Service Issues Kill Order For Feral Cows (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The US Forest service issued a kill order for feral cows in the state of New Mexico Thursday citing a threat to public safety and natural resources.

  10. FOX 5 New York

    US officials authorize helicopter with shooters to kill New Mexico feral cows (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    U.S. forest managers in New Mexico are moving ahead with plans to kill feral cattle they say are threatening public safety and natural resources in the nation's first designated wilderness.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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