USFWS working with Border Patrol to alleviate some wildlife impacts of Trump's border wall

An official with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) told NPR in an article published Tuesday that the agency is concerned the Trump administration’s southern border wall will negatively affect nature parks and wildlife reserves.

The unnamed spokesperson said USFWS is working with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) “to construct large aprons around all future gates along new levee border wall to create areas where wildlife can escape rising water during flood events."

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/478272-fish-and-wildlife-service-working-with-border-patrol-to-protect

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