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Environmentalists say border fence harms wildlife PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paola Camacho   
Tuesday, 05 May 2009 20:38

Supporters of a fence along the Arizona-Mexico border hail the structure because they say it will stem the flow of undocumented migrants coming into the United States. Environmental Protectionists, however, claim the fence is stopping animals from freely crossing the border and hurting wildlife in the area.

“The wall across the US-Mexican border would have really negative impact in a lot of different species of wildlife,” said Randy Serraglio, Conservation Advocate.

According to Dan Millis, spokesman for the Sierra Club, some of the most threatened species are large mammals, “like Sonora pronghorn and jaguar.”
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