Fenced In: How the Global Rise of Border Walls Is Stifling Wildlife
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Amid a rising tide of nationalism, walls and fortified fences are proliferating around the world. These barriers pose a growing…
Amid a rising tide of nationalism, walls and fortified fences are proliferating around the world. These barriers pose a growing…
This story was originally published on The Conversation and appears here under a Creative Commons license. Jaguars are the…
There are only two main corridors in the western borderlands that jaguars could use to get into the U.S. Jaguars are the only…
Jaguars are the only species of big cat found on the American continent. They range as far south as Argentina, and once roamed…
An iconic big cat could return to the uS.
Poland is planning to build a wall along its border with Belarus, primarily to block migrants fleeing the Middle East and Asia.
Authors: Katarzyna Nowak, Białowieża Geobotanical Station, Department of Biology, University of Warsaw; Bogdan Jaroszewicz…
By Vanda Felbab-BrownThe July 8 visit by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to the United States was…
The political border cuts in two a region rich in biological and cultural diversity. John Moore/Getty Images News via Getty…
A 15-year-old law allows Trump to ignore any rule that stands in the way of his border wall.
Are border walls effective at deterring migrants? Do they harm wildlife? How are indigenous groups in the area impacted? We…
Some South Texans say they'd rather live with constant surveillance by Border Patrol than a physical barrier.
Juan Cole"We have environmental laws and we protect endangered species for a reason. These laws enrich our lives and preserve…
Over the last week, Marianna Trevino Wright has watched work crews drive through her butterfly sanctuary in the Rio Grande…
This roundup of research focuses on border barriers -- what they are, why they have become popular, whether they actually help…
Bateman L, Yi D, Cacho OJ, and Stringer R. 2018. Payments for environmental services to strengthen ecosystem connectivity in an…
Nature is fluid; walls are not -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The fence that runs along sections of the 3200 km U.S.-Mexico border is notorious. Debate on whether it should be expanded…
Land Bridges: Ancient environmental plant migrations, and New World connections by Alan Graham 2018. University of Chicago Press.
El informe, que repite las advertencias de estudios anteriores, fue publicado mientras el Congreso se alista para debatir…
The Trump administration axed climate change from its national security strategy, with huge implications for how America adapts…
Over 1,500 species of flora and fauna would be at risk if a US-Mexican border wall were ever constructed. Read More
Almost 3,000 scientists endorsed a paper published in BioScience warning of the risks to border ecosystems.
With lines on maps too hard to see, Some call for less transparency; The nightmares of an orange clown, As walls go up the life…
A continuous border wall between the United States and Mexico would cause trouble for the biodiversity of 1,506 native…
More than 2,500 scientists signed a letter saying that an expanded U.S.–Mexico border wall would threaten both biodiversity and…
The infamous proposed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico has been, to put it lightly, controversial. The apple of the…
More than 2,500 scientists from the United States, Mexico, and around the globe signed a paper published on Tuesday in the…
Federal plans to complete a continuous wall along the U.S.-Mexico boundary would threaten the existence of numerous plant and…
Amidst increased tensions over the US-Mexico border, a multinational group of over 2500 scientists have endorsed an article…