If Trump ’s proposed US - Mexico border paries goes ahead , then the US must be prepared to wave goodbye to its populations of jaguar , wolves , bears , and even its denudate eagles , whose home ground dot the nearly 2,000 - mile divide , consort to a new account .
It ’s no secret that Trump ’s administration does n’t seem to rate the guard and seniority of animal species in the US very highly . Fromselling off internal parksthat include denominate habitats to reintroducing antecedently bannedbarbaric methodsof hunting and unabashedly trying torepeal the endangered species act , the government ’s views are quite clear .
The newstudyfrom the Center for Biological Diversity ( CBD ) echoesprevious findingsfrom the US Fish and Wildlife Service that had the phone number of endanger species detrimentally pretend by the wall at 111 , whereas a study by the Mexican National Autonomous University target the number ashigh as 800 .
“ Trump ’s mete paries is a disaster for mass and wildlife alike , ” say Noah Greenwald , endangered species director at the CBD , in astatement . “ It could drive magnificent species like the jaguar and panther cat to extinction in the United States . ”
The 1,900 - mile perimeter feature a multitude of ecosystem , from jungles and flock to rivers and deserts , that thousands of creature cross every day . Placing a solid concrete and metal wall smack bang in the midriff of these home ground geld off important corridors , cuts roaming ranges in one-half , cut off migration patterns , reduces genetical diversity through breed opportunity , and will result in the breakdown of these delicate ecosystems .
Over 700 metal money of mammal , birds , and insects scotch the mete ever year in their one-year migration , including jaguars , Mexican gray wolves , ocelots , black bears , prairie hotdog , American bison , North American porcupine , American armadillo , and the American Wisconsinite , to name just a few . TheSonoran pronghorn , of which there are only 160 left in the US and only establish in the border area , is all but guaranteed to be wiped out .
For migrant bird , a physical roadblock upsets the ecosystems on either side that provide food and breeding home ground , while the infrastructure and enforcement along the rampart will add noise and low-cal pollution . Those name as likely to be affected include pygmy owls , hummingbirds , parrots , gold and denudate eagles , Mexican quail , risky turkeys , hoary hawks , and condors .
The CBD argues that there is overwhelming evidence that the wall will cause more damage than good for the United States .
“ The border bulwark wo n’t be effective at stopping people seeking a better life sentence from getting to this state , but it will demolish home ground and divide wildlife populations , ” Greenwald said . “ build a wall across the integrality of the border would have monolithic wrong to one of the most biologically divers neighborhood in North America and would be a boondoggle of the highest social club . ”
