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Sky Island Alliance outlines wildlife camera study along U.S.–Mexico border near Nogales
Summary
Sky Island Alliance showed city officials photos and preliminary results from motion-activated cameras monitoring how border infrastructure affects wildlife, and said it will place more cameras along the Santa Cruz River near Nogales this winter.
Sky Island Alliance told the Nogales City Council it has been using motion-activated cameras to monitor how different sections of the U.S.–Mexico border wall affect animal movement and will add cameras near the Santa Cruz River this winter to study wildlife in the Nogales area.
The presentation matters because the Sky Island region around Nogales hosts a wide range of species that move across the international boundary; the group said understanding where animals can cross could inform local planning and conservation partners.
Iman Archie, a Sky Island…
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