Plans for additional primary and secondary border wall and related construction are accelerating rapidly in southern Arizona. While we appreciate the need for border security, wildlife conservation organizations including the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and the Phoenix Zoo are concerned about the environmental and cultural impacts of these projects. Physical impediments to wildlife movement alter connectivity in critical habitat…
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Creating passage for wildlife across the U.S.-Mexico border
by Emily Burns, Ph.D | Sky Island Alliance Thanks to our community partners, Sky Island Alliance, for providing this guest blog for Desert Diaries. Support their border conservation work by following them on social media, volunteering, and donating! Standing at the foot of the border wall in southeast Arizona is intimidating. The wall rises 30…