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United States border fence threatens wildlife

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Barrier between the United States and Mexico divides habitats and puts species at risk.

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  1. Lasky, J., Jetz, W. & Keitt, T. H. Diversity Distrib. 17, 673-687 (2011).

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US Fish & Wildlife Service South Texas Refuge Complex

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Gaskill, M. United States border fence threatens wildlife. Nature (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2011.452

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