Laura Paskus on New Mexico’s Changing Climate, Cats and Local Wildlife

Producer Sarah Gustavus sits down with local journalist Laura Paskus to discuss her ongoing reporting series “New Mexico’s Changing Climate” and how changes in the Rio Grande might impact people and animals along the river.

Did you know that it’s illegal to let your cat roam freely in the city of Albuquerque? Sarah Gustavus sits down with Desiree Cawley from the city’s Animal Welfare Department and Sara Jayne Cole from Audubon New Mexico to talk about how cats are impacting local wildlife.

And host Gene Grant leads a discussion on the latest news headlines with this week’s Line opinion panelists.

GUESTS:
Laura Paskus, independent journalist
Desiree Cawley, Animal Welfare Department
Sara Jayne Cole, Central New Mexico Audubon Society

LINE PANELISTS:
Janice Arnold-Jones, former state representative
Inez Russell Gomez, the Santa Fe New Mexican
Laura Sanchez-Rivét, attorney at Cuddy & McCarthy, LLP
Stephen Spitz, host of New Mexico People, Places and Ideas on KUNM

CORRESPONDENT:
Sarah Gustavus

HOST:
Gene Grant

The Producer of NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS is Sarah Gustavus. Associate Producer is Kathy Wimmer. Funding for this program was provided in part by the McCune Foundation Communications Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation.

Episode 936 airs March 11, 2016 at 7:00pm on Ch.5.1