ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – While many people turn to the Bosque to relax and recreate, some are doing so illegally; a sort of fishing frenzy has community members concerned for the wildlife that inhabits the area. KRQE News 13 asked city officials and locals about the concerning rise of illegal fishing in the bosque.
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311 reports are surfacing about illegal fishing in these ponds, even though there are legal fishing areas right outside of the bosque.
“Here in the bosque, we have what’s called our wetland ponds; and it’s an important habitat area for lots of different wildlife. There’s amphibians and reptiles, and all different species of birds that come out that use the water here,” said Dustin Chavez-Davis, Open Space Project Coordinator with the Parks and Recreation Department for the City of Albuquerque.