Conservation groups, including Sky Island Alliance, a Tucson-based nonprofit dedicated to protecting ecological diversity, have raised concerns about the 27 miles of new border wall being proposed through the San Rafael Valley in southeastern Arizona, a region considered one of the state’s last major unobstructed wildlife corridors.
The group’s border wildlife study estimates that replacing existing vehicle barriers with a wall would reduce wildlife crossings by 86%.
A reporter with News21, Lorenzo Gomez, joined “Horizonte” to discuss the ecological significance of the San Rafael Valley and what is at stake for wildlife in the area…