Trump’s new border wall will threaten wildlife in an area where few people pass
by Samuel Gilbert in the San Rafael Valley, Arizona from Environment | The Guardian on (#6XC0Z)
The San Rafael valley in Arizona is home to bears, mountain lions and wolves - now their movement will be restricted
Donald Trump is forging ahead with a new section of border wall that will threaten wildlife in a remote area where many rare animals - but very few people - roam.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has invited private sector companies to bid for contracts to erect nearly 25 miles of barrier on the US-Mexico border, across the unwalled San Rafael Valley south of Tucson, Arizona, one of the most biodiverse regions in the US.
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