Fear mongering about the borderlands is proof that stories about places matter. 1 of the wildest & least populated regions in North America is rebranded as a wasteland teaming with criminals. It’s a lie. Take a barefoot walk through Guadalupe Canyon with me to the border. /1

This is federally protected jaguar critical habitat connecting a line from the northernmost breeding population of jaguars south in Sonora into the Pelloncillo Mountains of Arizona where male jaguars cross into the U.S. to stake out new territory. /2

This is most likely where Sombra, a jaguar that showed up on one of my trail cameras in 2017 — and was detected again a few weeks ago — crosses into the United States. /3

This is where black bears can cross to breed and maintain genetic diversity with bear populations that know no political boundaries.

This is soon to be completely walled in by the fearmongering stories that are solidifying into steel and concrete by a a spoiled New York fat cat, real estate tycoon, game show host turned president.