The Butterfly Sanctuary in Texas could disappear due to the Trump wall

Texas's stunning butterfly sanctuary is in danger of being razed to make way for the US-Mexico wall, strongly backed by the Trump administration

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Texas' stunning butterfly sanctuary is in danger of being razed to make way for the US-Mexico wall, strongly backed by the Trump administration.

Last week, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling that will allow the Trump administration to waive 28 federal laws, including the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Air Act, and begin construction of 55 new km of wall. .

A dream place, a real paradise, populated by hundreds of species of butterflies could be canceled as early as February. The National Butterfly Center is located in Mission, Texas, where it was created in 2003. Here since 1990 we have been working on the so-called "wall of shame“, Otherwise known as the separation barrier between the United States of America and Mexico. Its goal is to prevent illegal immigrants from crossing the US border. A work that is causing a lot of discussion. Now it will do it even more.

Trump can build the border wall on both private and public land as since 2005 the Department of Homeland Security has the power to waive numerous environmental laws in the name of national security.

Over 200 species of butterflies live at the National Butterfly Center in Mission. Visitors may be able to admire over 60 varieties. In spring and autumn, endangered monarchs and other species invade every corner of the park, which extends to the banks of the Rio Grande, where US ownership and sovereignty ends.

"When you walk, you have to cover your mouth to avoid not eating a butterfly" says the director of the Center, Marianna Wright to show how numerous they are. It is in fact the most varied butterfly sanctuary in the country.

With the construction of the wall scheduled as early as February, it is feared that it will not only destroy their habitat but also ecotourism.

"Border walls are death sentences for wildlife and humans alike," said Amanda Munro of the Southwest Environmental Center, an organization that works to restore and protect native wildlife and habitats. “They prevent wild animals from accessing the food, water and companions they need to survive. They weaken genetic diversity, fragment habitat and trap animals in deadly floods. At the same time, they guide desperate asylum seekers to risk their lives in the desert ”.

How sad ...

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