From Journal Entry 3/30/13
I am looking at a statue
of a black bear that has been erected near the U.S-Mexico border. I have the
feeling that it is near to extinction. I think how sad that man has caused
this. In 35 years, the U.S-Mexico
border, a stretch of it would be considered to be opened. The proposal would allow the black bear to
migrate across the U.S-Mexico border.
This would come about because of their dwindling population in
wildlife. It would be a huge movement to
restoring the delicate balance of nature that man has ignorantly interrupted.
One woman in power would help make the change needed a reality.
The first barriers along
the U.S-Mexico border were constructed in 1990 in an effort to stem the tide of
undocumented immigrants and drugs entering the U.S. Today about
one-third of the 2,000 mile U.S-Mexico border is plastered with there
barriers. The cost the fencing is
between $400,000 to $15.1 million per mile.
It will cost $6.5 billion for its maintenance over the next 20 years.
The black bear migration
in southern Arizona’s Sky Island mountain ranges is threatened by the border
fence. The Wildlife Society published a
statement on how the fences along the border pose a risk to the wildlife that
migrate and roam across the borders. Impenetrable
fences could cause disruption to migration habits between wildlife populations. The fence poses a threat to everything from
insects to the black bear. By man disrupting the delicate balance of nature,
the whole chain of life is affected.
References ~Andrew
O’Reilly, www.banderasnews.com
Copy of position
statement “The Impact of Border Security Measures on Wildlife” http://jooma.wildlife.org
