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Trump's border wall would be "catastrophe" for wildlife, expert says
CBS News ^ | March 29, 2017 | By SHANIKA GUNARATNA

Posted on 03/29/2017 2:44:15 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

President Trump’s proposed border wall has been hotly debated as a political, economic and human rights issue ever since it emerged as a signature part of his campaign platform. But it’s also a major conservation issue, wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin argues.

“The impact will be huge. It will be an environmental catastrophe,” Corwin told CBS News on Wednesday.

Corwin, a nature conservationist known for his television work on the cable network Animal Planet, is concerned that the wall will dramatically disrupt what has been “nature’s corridor through North and South America” for millions of years now.

At least 89 endangered or threatened species would be impacted by the border wall, according to information from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

The wall would cut through huge swaths of national parks, wildlife refuges, and pristine estuaries, Corwin said. Animals along the border could see their migration routes blocked, access to important resources curtailed, and water supplies cut off.

The affected animals would include such rare species as the jaguar, Mexican gray wolf, mountain lion, and whitetail deer. All these animals are on the cusp of disappearance to different degrees: the Mexican gray wolf, for instance, is the most endangered subspecies of wolf in the world, according to Defenders of Wildlife.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: border; illegalaliens; invasion; rabbit; tasty; venison; wall
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Build it, in time high tech will take over and portions will be strictly holographic unless a person or anything other than a small animal crosses and then​ ZOT! Instant demolecular entity. They will bitch,they will whine,they will yell and throw garbage over it, they will live in sqular behind it, many will see a means to power politically by standing against it or by sabotaging it. Mexico wants the US assimilation, we all know that, so does Islam. But Mexico can be constructive and they don't take too well to Islam. As long as they fight against Islam i would cut them some slack. Give them some factories. Nobody really hates Mexico but all can agree the worst they have should not be allowed to infect and destroy our people and land. Fight the evil first.
81 posted on 03/29/2017 4:12:06 PM PDT by Daniel Ramsey (Thank YOU President Trump, finally we can do what America does best, to be the best!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Especially for “coyotes” and “mules”


82 posted on 03/29/2017 4:16:38 PM PDT by pissant ((Deport 'em all))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Drill 2-inch holes at ground level, a mile apart, for snakes and hila monsters to crawl through the wall. Install a flapper on the south side so that there will be one-way traffic from north to south.


83 posted on 03/29/2017 4:16:58 PM PDT by 353FMG (AMERICA FIRST.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The affected animals would include such rare species as the jaguar, Mexican gray wolf, mountain lion, and whitetail deer .

Deer-Vehicle Collisions:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer%E2%80%93vehicle_collisions

White-tailed deer, the most common deer involved in deer-vehicle collisions, have steadily increased in numbers since the turn of the 20th century.[6] Currently, it is estimated that 20 to 30 million deer populate North America...

In the United States an estimated 1.23 million deer related accidents occurred in a one-year period ending June 2012 (a 7.7 percent increase from the previous year), resulting in $3,305 in average property damage...

In 2000, of the 6.1 million lightweight motor vehicle collisions reported in the US, 1 million involved animal-vehicle collisions. Deer–vehicle collisions lead to about 200 human deaths and $1.1 billion in property damage every year.[2] State and federal governments, insurance companies, and drivers spend an additional $3 billion in an effort to reduce and manage the increasing number of deer-vehicle collisions.[3]

Build the wall! If it saves a single life...

84 posted on 03/29/2017 4:18:45 PM PDT by TChad (Propagandists should not be treated like journalists.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I'm more concerned about the human wildlife crossing the border. The animal kingdom will adapt. Build the wall.

85 posted on 03/29/2017 4:23:59 PM PDT by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Probably causes globull warming too.


86 posted on 03/29/2017 4:32:11 PM PDT by stillfree? (Don't let illegals turn your state into California.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They said the same about the Alaska Pipeline.

To think, I used to like Jeff Corwin!


87 posted on 03/29/2017 4:41:11 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: dp0622

he affected animals would include such rare species as the jaguar, Mexican gray wolf, mountain lion, and whitetail deer. All these animals are on the cusp of disappearance to different degrees: the Mexican gray wolf...

The illegals are eating them as they cross the desert! : )


88 posted on 03/29/2017 4:50:40 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: TADSLOS

Excellent, EXCELLENT point!

Looks exactly the same as when a bunch of, ‘Environmentalists’ leave an area where they’ve been protesting!

*Rolleyes*


89 posted on 03/29/2017 4:52:11 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What direction is the prevailing wind at the wall? Will there be large sand accumulations at the wall on either side?


90 posted on 03/29/2017 4:53:07 PM PDT by 353FMG (AMERICA FIRST.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Liberals are so FOS.


91 posted on 03/29/2017 4:55:46 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Reset Underway!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Good keep the jaguars out. There are already one or two that have been spotted in Arizona. Dangerous big cat. Much bigger than a mountain lion, jaguars can weigh up to 400 pounds and have killed a lot of people in South America.


92 posted on 03/29/2017 5:00:26 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono
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To: Nifster

“:^)


93 posted on 03/29/2017 5:01:41 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
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To: Davy Crocket

The only animal in jeopardy would be the coyote.


94 posted on 03/29/2017 5:15:01 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (Brought to you from Turtle Island, otherwise known as 'So-Called North America')
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To: minnesota_bound

Are all those animals really affected?

Wow. Where’s the mountain lion hang around?


95 posted on 03/29/2017 5:21:06 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust cIonservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: dp0622

This is why the wall will never get built. The courts will stop it.


96 posted on 03/29/2017 5:26:05 PM PDT by gswilder
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Who the hell wants to protect wolves or deer?

Wolves are destructive predators, and deer are rats with hooves.


97 posted on 03/29/2017 7:22:23 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (April 2006 Message from Dan: http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
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