New Mexico boosts rare plant protections

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – With a slight clarification in the state's endangered plants rules, New Mexico has expanded legal protections of rare plants. Now, even harming a protected plant could result in jail time.“We always welcome the chance to provide increased protections to at-risk species,” State Botanist Erika Rowe said in a press release. “All plants and animals fit together like the pieces of a puzzle. If you start losing one or two pieces, the puzzle won't fu