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Trump’s Mexico wall threatens 800 animal species

Thursday, 30 March 2017 6:05 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 30 March 2017 6:05 AM ]

An ocelot kitten at the Buffalo Zoo in January in New York. Ocelots are among many endangered animals that live where President Trump hopes to build a massive border wall along the Mexican border. © AP

Alasdair Baverstock
Press TV, Mexico City

A new study shows the construction of US President Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the Mexican border will adversely affect the lives of hundreds of animal species endemic to the region. The species include highly endangered animals like jaguars, and black bears.

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