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Fortunately, parts of the fence line are relatively passable for wildlife; some spots are engineered to stop vehicles rather than people. But these areas are more likely to correspond with roadways than heavily used wildlife corridors. Going forward, with border security only likely to tighten, hopefully a few of those billions of dollars will go toward ensuring that wildlife can readily cross the border where they need to. But many wildlife laws (the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act) are waived as the Department of Homeland Security builds out the border wall. Scientists and wildlife advocates have been pushing for a more intelligent approach—via wildlife passages, for instance. We’ve seen them work in Canada and the U. S. Perhaps they can be part of the conversation about the southern border wall, too. … [Read more...] about Border Walls Aren’t Just Political Objects—They’re Ecological Barriers, Too

The trick is to use Gmail’s default tabbed-inbox setup and then to repurpose one of the provided tabs into a newsletter reading area—where any newsletters you receive automatically land and where nothing else gets filed. I’d suggest using the Forums tab, as it’s an easy and sensible destination to take over for this scenario. … [Read more...] about Don’t clutter your inbox with newsletters. Use these awesome apps instead

Ignoring him entirely isn’t an option. He’s a notorious ex-president with a massive, rabid fan base, and he will soon be on trial for impeachment in the Senate, before possibly being involved in several future litigations. Of course, he will merit some amount of coverage. But news directors and editors will have to be judicious about when and how they choose to provide it. For instance, the fact that Trump is speaking in public should never again be deemed appropriate justification of coverage in and of itself. As the riots on January 6 indelibly proved, Trump commands the attention of a violent, cult-like following who believes his every lie. Would these networks give Jim Jones televised speech time just for the sake of ratings? … [Read more...] about It’s time to start treating Trump like a fringe cult leader