How will the U.S. border wall influence jaguar migration?
It is pretty much universally accepted that the border wall would seal off the jaguar from the United States. NJP is opposed to the wall’s construction because of the devastating impacts it will have on wildlife. For thousands of years, there has been a northward and southward migration of species through the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, made possible because there were no barriers to obstruct their movements. Not only will the jaguar’s movements be impeded, other species – from bighorn sheep and pronghorn antelope to bison and black bears – will share the same fate. The loss, degradation, and fragmentation of habitat as well as increased human activity in otherwise remote areas will only serve to further compromise the health of our shared environment.
