Botanists are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall
- Botanist Sula Vanderplank heard quails near the US-Mexico border wall signaling separation with a distinctive call, "chi-ca-go."
- Quails on both sides exchanged calls, highlighting the ecosystem division by the border wall.
- Around 1,000 volunteers are using smartphones to document diverse species at the US-Mexico border in May.
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Botanists are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall
JACUMÉ, México (AP) — Near the towering border wall flanked by a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle, botanist Sula Vanderplank heard a quail in the scrub yelp “chi-ca-go,” a sound the birds use to signal they are separated from a mate or group. Then silence.

Botanists are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall
Botanists and citizen scientists armed with the iNaturalist app on their smartphones are recording the biodiversity along the U.S.-Mexico border. Called the Border Bioblitz, more than 1,000 volunteers are recording
About a thousand volunteers armed with the iNaturalist app on their smartphones will be documenting as many species as possible along the U.S.-Mexico border during May. Uploading photos to the app helps identify plants and animals.
Botanists are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall - The Morning Sun
Botanists and citizen scientists armed with the iNaturalist app on their smartphones are recording the biodiversity along the U.S.-Mexico border. Called the Border Bioblitz, more than 1,000 …
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