Activists decry new border wall’s impact on wildlife

Activists decry new border wall’s impact on wildlife

Read the full story at Inside Climate News. The Trump administration is muscling forward with plans to wall off a critical international wildlife corridor, setting up construction camps to erect a 30-foot barrier along one of the few remaining gaps on the U.S.-Mexico border. The first of the steel bollards are expected to go up in … Continue reading Activists decry new border wall’s impact on wildlife

Border Walls Are Hurting Wildlife

Border walls and fences are cutting off wildlife from their natural habitats, disrupting their migration and hunting patterns, and in some cases, pushing species toward extinction. A study from Northern Arizona University analyzed 42 research papers on the impact of international borders on wildlife. The findings were part of a broader project on land degradation. “Animals don’t recognize political boundaries—they follow food and water,” the res…