Comments on: Trump’s border wall expansion endangers wildlife and habitat https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/trumps-border-wall-expansion-endangers-wildlife-and-habitat/ Celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth Sun, 01 Jun 2025 05:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: M Leybra https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/trumps-border-wall-expansion-endangers-wildlife-and-habitat/#comment-71445 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 05:27:00 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2186901#comment-71445 If the wall is built, it will destroy the jaguar population in the United States.” The fact is, what’s destroying U.S. jaguars is Arizona allowing recreational trapping & hound hunting of mountain lions which also causes the death of endangered jaguars & ocelots. And in Texas mountain lions may be shot or trapped year round in unlimited numbers, along w/ armadillos, bobcats coyotes, flying squirrels, frogs, ground squirrels, porcupines, prairie dogs, rabbits & turtles. (Just like in the 1800’s) Although mountain lions can’t be hunted legally in CA, 100’s are killed every year, after ‘depredation events’ if they kill livestock. Or they’re killed crossing roads or eating poisoned rodents or being poached. Southern states are already wholesale slaughtering U.S. wildlife, before they ever get near the border wall. And as U.S. human population is expanding mostly via migrants, coming from all over the world making their way in thru the ‘famous, porous’ U.S.Southern border. The more humans, the more human activity, agriculture, fresh water, resources, development & stress on the natural environment that wildlife NEEDS, along w/ a little sacred space for food & shelter, off limits to humans. How is it that the author totally ignores the positives of having a secure border & that its come down to the ‘only way,’ is to build a billions of dollars worth of wall? But walls crumble over time (not like Egypt’s pyramids) & it’s a shame to spend all that money for something that in the end, likely won’t serve its purpose. Because as soon as frustrated Dems get their foot back in the door, they may celebrate by tearing it down.

]]> By: Arlene Steinberg https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/trumps-border-wall-expansion-endangers-wildlife-and-habitat/#comment-71422 Fri, 30 May 2025 01:25:58 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2186901#comment-71422 In reply to Thomas Paul Martin.

Absolutely!

]]> By: Arlene Steinberg https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/trumps-border-wall-expansion-endangers-wildlife-and-habitat/#comment-71421 Fri, 30 May 2025 01:25:31 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2186901#comment-71421 This was a stupid thing he did in his first presidency and it’s even dumber now.
Just like him – he was a disaster the first time around and even worse now.
I still can’t believe this country is so full of imbeciles who actually think this moron is presidential material. TWICE.

]]> By: Thomas Paul Martin https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/trumps-border-wall-expansion-endangers-wildlife-and-habitat/#comment-71419 Thu, 29 May 2025 21:09:56 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2186901#comment-71419 Stupids elected Stupids to run our country. Every hour of everyday with this administration in charge is another hour of environmental disaster and potential of WWIII. Project 2025 is in full force and is reeking worldwide havoc. Time to drain Trumpville swamp.

]]> By: Anette Stauske https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/trumps-border-wall-expansion-endangers-wildlife-and-habitat/#comment-71418 Thu, 29 May 2025 09:24:32 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2186901#comment-71418 Another example of the reckless behaviour of the administration under Donald Trump. The man must be stopped.

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