Study: U.S.-Mexico Border Endangers Bear Migration

FoxNewsLatino.com:

As the debate over the U.S.-Mexico border fence continues to roll on, a group of biologists claim that besides keeping undocumented immigrants from crossing between the two countries the fence also blocks black bears in Arizona from migrating to Mexico and back.

Already under stress from urban build-up, the black bear migration in southern Arizona's Sky Island mountain ranges is further threatened by the border fence, a study in Biological Conservation concluded.

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Comments

[spytheweb]

12:42 PM on 01/13/2012

Not only do illegal aliens hide among US citizens now they are going to be hiding among the bears when they cross the border.

[jln1215]

02:05 PM on 01/07/2012

Keeping bears out but not "coyotes"?

[luz2409]

09:16 PM on 01/03/2012

Not only is the border fence inhumane, rude, outrageous and totally absurd. It actually separates Native American tribes who have existed peacefully on both sides and of the border and it prevents animal migration. Only America would build some stupid fence to keep poor brown people out, it's an embarrassment to our country.

[pleasebereasonable]

09:48 PM on 01/03/2012

I thought it was to keep people out who had no right legally to be here. What does it matter what color they are?

[frankg3400]

10:50 PM on 01/03/2012

Well, it seems Mexico has built a fence on their southern border after telling the United States how inhumane it was. Mexico is keeping illegals out of their country regardless of color but including browns as you like to throw around. Also, if they're so concerned about the environment, they should come to Arizona and pick up the tons upon tons of garbage and abandoned vehicles which are destroying the natural habit and arroyos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9iwjitsNyQ

[frankg3400]

10:57 PM on 01/03/2012

Correction: "destroying the natural habitat and arroyos."

[Arturo Ramrez]

06:51 PM on 01/03/2012

Mastozoologists on both sides of the border have been saying that for years! If K. Kardashian sneezes it's all over the news in 5 seconds, but if it's environment or, in general, science news, reporters are always like 1000 steps behind.