Mary Bates, PhD

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How Will a Border Wall Impact Wildlife?

In late January, the Trump administration announced plans to move forward on building a border wall along the southern border with Mexico. A cornerstone of the Trump campaign, the wall not only presents human, financial, and international relations concerns, but would also have dramatic consequences for wildlife.Read my latest post at the PLOS Ecology Blog: A U.S.-Mexico Border Wall Could Mean Bad News for Wildlife.