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Border Wall

Jaguar
Wildlife

Protecting Jaguars Across Borders

When big cats cross from one country into another, they can fall victim to wildlife traffickers, drug cartels, highways and more emerging threats.
April 30, 2019
by
Lucy EJ Woods
When big cats cross from one country into another, they can fall victim to wildlife traffickers, drug cartels, highways and more emerging threats.
border wall
Podcasts

‘This Is Not Like a Fence in a Backyard’ — Trump’s Border Wall vs. Wildlife

How will the border wall affect jaguars, bears, birds, bees and other wildlife? And what other solutions might work better without harming people or ecosystems?
April 11, 2019
by
John R. Platt
How will the border wall affect jaguars, bears, birds, bees and other wildlife? And what other solutions might work better without harming people or ecosystems?
black bear
Wildlife

To Survive in Texas, Black Bears Need an Open Border

Decades after being wiped out in the Lone Star State, black bears are slowly returning. Experts fear that a border wall between the United States and Mexico would end that recovery.
April 10, 2019
by
Meg Wilcox
Decades after being wiped out in the Lone Star State, black bears are slowly returning. Experts fear that a border wall between the United States and Mexico would end that recovery.
Climate march
Commentaries

Declaring a Climate Change Emergency: Would It Be Legal? Would It Be Useful?

Environmental and constitutional law scholar Dan Farber explains what a climate change emergency declaration could achieve.
March 29, 2019
by
Dan Farber
Environmental and constitutional law scholar Dan Farber explains what a climate change emergency declaration could achieve.
Flycatchers in mesquite tree.
Commentaries

Build a Border Wall? Here’s an Idea That’s Better for Communities and the Climate

What border communities really need are solutions to address economic, health and climate problems — and the mesquite tree can help.
February 20, 2019
by
Gary Paul Nabhan
What border communities really need are solutions to address economic, health and climate problems — and the mesquite tree can help.
constitution
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

National Emergency? Constitutional Experts Have Concerns

President Trump’s invocation of a national emergency to build his border wall is worrying and “illegal,” according to scholars.
February 19, 2019
by
Cronkite News
President Trump’s invocation of a national emergency to build his border wall is worrying and “illegal,” according to scholars.
Avian influenza test
Investigations

Could Trump’s Government Shutdown Cause Outbreaks of Wildlife Disease?

Experts warn that the shutdown has furloughed or hobbled personnel responsible for diagnosing and detecting wildlife diseases.
January 16, 2019
by
Erica Cirino
Experts warn that the shutdown has furloughed or hobbled personnel responsible for diagnosing and detecting wildlife diseases.
Texas bees eatman and sharp
Wildlife

Trump’s Border Wall Threatens Rare Butterflies and Native Bees

New photographs reveal that the National Butterfly Center in Texas is also home to an amazing array of 200 bee species — some of which exist nowhere else in the United States.
January 15, 2019
by
John R. Platt
New photographs reveal that the National Butterfly Center in Texas is also home to an amazing array of 200 bee species — some of which exist nowhere else in the United States.
chain-link fence
Editorials

Inhumanity at the Border — and Beyond

If the Trump administration can show such disregard for society’s most vulnerable people, what does that mean for clean water, endangered species and other environmental issues?
June 22, 2018
by
John R. Platt
If the Trump administration can show such disregard for society’s most vulnerable people, what does that mean for clean water, endangered species and other environmental issues?
southmost preserve
Voices

How More Border Barriers Could Harm the Biodiverse Texas Rio Grande Valley

Even before the border wall is built, local business owners and conservationists worry about its impact on tourism and wildlife.
May 29, 2018
by
Melissa Gaskill
Even before the border wall is built, local business owners and conservationists worry about its impact on tourism and wildlife.

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