‘People think it’s not safe’: nature tourism takes hit over Trump wall policy

Texas's eco-tourism industry is seeing a drop in visitors in what should be a blockbuster year - and locals think the push for a border wall is to blame

In the Alamo Inn's gift shop, a whiteboard lists recent bird sightings in the valley: Morelet's seedeater; ferruginous hawk; crimson-collared grosbeak; golden-crowned warbler.

"We didn't see these birds at all last year," said Keith Hackland, who with his wife co-owns the inn, in the small Texan town of Alamo, which caters to birders and other nature tourists.