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WND: Border-fence opponents worried about animals

2006-09-30

William Radke, manager of the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge near Douglas, Ariz., is worried the fencing "would have a negative effect on everything from the insects that would now be flying around the lights instead of pollinating the cactuses, to the birds that eat them, right up to the large predators like the jaguars."

Snakes, turtles, wild turkeys and road runners also would be prevented from crossing, he told Reuters, and the bright lights would interfere with birds' ability to navigate by the stars. Radke also is concerned the barrier would cut off the highland trails used by "pioneer" jaguars crossing from Mexico and repopulating the Peloncillo mountains east of Douglas after decades of absence.

Radke explained that the jaguars are coming north because their habitats are filling up in Mexico. "If we cut off that access they are going to be restricted to areas where they are going to be in conflict with their own populations, it would have a negative impact," he told Reuters.

Posted by:Super Hose

#25 anon: Careful with the Koolaid. It will turn you into a liberal.

Posted by: gorb 2006-09-30 22:54

#24 dang. Coke & Pepsi!! What about Koolaid. Can I drink Koolaid? This whole boycott thing is getting to be a pain.

Posted by: anon 2006-09-30 19:09

#23 I heard on laura Ingraham that major corporations have been donating to immigrant groups and legal funds. Among them, Coke, Pepsi, and Miller Brewing.
There is currently a boycot against Miller. She asked the company spokesman about it and he struck out. Really, his answer was like Miller has always been a beer company.
Yo, Miller, contributing to the Minuteman fence project may help you out of that hole.

Posted by: wxjames 2006-09-30 18:24

#22 I got an email from the RNC yesterday accusing Bill Ritter of killing a man in Zambia in 1988 in a motor vehicle accident that was later hushed up. Sounds like a typical donk to me...

Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-09-30 17:54

#21 GK, the take of the Rocky Mountain Times is that all DA's use plea bargains in 95% of cases. They totally ignore the who felons pleading to one of the few misdemenor charges that won't result in deportation. The charge is so arcane that the DA would have had to have picked the charge on purpose. It will take national news to do something with this, as both Denver papers have endorsed Ritter. Maybe Fox News will take an interest.

Posted by: Super Hose 2006-09-30 17:33

#20 Just to remind everybody New Mexico will issue its drivers license to an illegal immigrant as long as he presents some kind of ID.

Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2006-09-30 16:31

#19 #1 The DNC candidate, Ritter used to be a DA and evidently allowed immigrants (both illegal and legal) to plea assault charges and other felonies down to an arcane charge of trespassing on Denver agricultural lands Anyone else wondering just how much land in Denver County is considered agriculture land? Ten farms with a total of 40 acres. Here's a table. We know of at least 192 felonies that were plea bargained to this non-deportable offense. I wonder if all of them trespassed on the same farm or if they spread it around the ten farms. Or more likely, that none of the 192 felons even stepped foot on agriculture land in Denver County.

Posted by: GK 2006-09-30 16:11

#18 The only animals the Dems are concerned about are coyotes. The fence could disrupt their everincreasing supply of absentee voters.

Posted by: RWV 2006-09-30 15:25

#17 they assume:
1) they can get the illegals to vote Donk as part of their appeal to chauvinist latinos.
2) the unions have turned from opposing the down-pressure on their member's wages to assuming that these illegals will be SEIU and UFW potential members, thereby retaining overall union strength at the expense of their white industrial/factory base

Posted by: Frank G 2006-09-30 14:32

#16 You have to tear the country down completely before you can rebuild it in your image.

You're talking about the post-Nations EU, aren't you? Oh, my mistake.

Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-09-30 14:17

#15 What is wrong with these people who can't grasp that this situation only benefits the large corporations that they claim to be against??

You have to tear the country down completely before you can rebuild it in your image.

Posted by: Steve White 2006-09-30 14:11

#14 make that ha, ha. Good catch.

You just have to wonder why they don't want a fence and why they want illegals to be forced through a border where they are robbed, raped and taken advantage of. Then they get here and are forced into a shadow existence. What is wrong with these people who can't grasp that this situation only benefits the large corporations that they claim to be against?? We, the people, subsidize their "cheap labor" with our tax dollars.

Posted by: anon 2006-09-30 13:44

#13 desert tortoises, not turtles ha.

Posted by: anon 2006-09-30 13:38

#12 Mexican Jaguars just want to come here to do the jobs American Jaguars are unwilling to do.

Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-09-30 12:19

#11 Animals adapt, unless they're Democrats.

Posted by: Darrell 2006-09-30 11:09

#10 Who cares about Jaguar anyway? Ford pretty much ruined the brand.

What?

Oh, never mind.

Posted by: Jackal 2006-09-30 10:08

#9 Jaguars are about the only animal that can catch a Democrat running from the past.

Posted by: 6 2006-09-30 09:20

#8 tells you how knowledgable he is - desert tortoises, not turtles. I smell agenda

Posted by: Frank G 2006-09-30 09:06

#7 Radke explained that the jaguars are coming north because their habitats are filling up in Mexico. "If we cut off that access they are going to be restricted to areas where they are going to be in conflict with their own populations, it would have a negative impact,"

Certainly not for us.

Posted by: Besoeker 2006-09-30 08:05

#6 When I lived in Colorado Springs Super Hose NORAD was always scrambling after Russian bombers and they usually didn't tell us first that they were coming, I guess because we are at war Russia wanted to make sure this time we did not get jumpy.

Posted by: djohn66 2006-09-30 05:59

#5 Is there no end to the $hit these people worry about? Or is it that they have some political agenda and they are trying to use bugs to stop the fence? Don't forget about the one very important critter this fence is supposed to control. What some people worry about never ceases to amaze me. I wonder what it would be like to walk around in the daze these people must live in. Or maybe they think everyone else is even more stupid than they are. Bright lights interfering with birds being able to fly at night. Does it get any dumber? Is this article for real? The only wild turkey I'd miss has a label on it. Jaguars? only if they have 12 cylinders will I even care. The insects will just have to settle for pollinating the cactii during the day I guess. Turtles are too slow to make it across without getting baked. The roadrunners can grow wings for all I care. Or if it is so important they can cut little holes in the fence so they can get in line with the snakes and dash across the border to take advantage of the better economic situation here. Next thing you know they're going to start worrying about the human rights of illegals and terrorists. Perhaps Radke's supply of cheap labor will dry up or something horrible like that. Duh.

Posted by: gorb 2006-09-30 05:13

#4 Do we really want Jaguars eating our young students waiting at rural school bus stops?

Posted by: 3dc 2006-09-30 04:02

#3 SO what the Border Fences are demanding is that they'll start obeying the laws of America iff only Washington would payout to give them wings!?

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-09-30 01:14

#2 I did find this story as well:NORAD scrambles fighters to intercept Russian bombers. I don't know enough about the AF to know whether this is a common occurence.

Posted by: Super Hose 2006-09-30 01:14

#1 In other Border News. Hugh Hewitt is breaking a story about the Colorado Gov race. The DNC candidate, Ritter used to be a DA and evidently allowed immigrants (both illegal and legal) to plea assualt charges and other felonies down to an arcarne charge of tresspassing on Denver agricultural lands - one of the few charges on the books that doesn't necessitate deportation. Hugh recommends checking the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post for the story - which I did - finding that the papers had already endorsed Ritter and covered the story in a way that downplayed the deportation angle.

Posted by: Super Hose 2006-09-30 01:11

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