Endangered species Archives - Cactus Conservation Institute https://cactusconservation.org/category/endangered-species/ Doing what we can since 2004. Thu, 02 Apr 2020 23:00:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://cactusconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-cactus_conservation_logo_temporary-experiment2-32x32.png Endangered species Archives - Cactus Conservation Institute https://cactusconservation.org/category/endangered-species/ 32 32 The Wall https://cactusconservation.org/2018/06/21/the-wall/ Thu, 21 Jun 2018 17:05:00 +0000 http://cactusconservation.org/blog/?p=42 Dr. Norma Fowler crafted a very nice letter concerning the impact of Trump’s Wall on wildlife and fauna in the border lands. We thank her for granting permission to post a downloadable PDF on our website. Fowler et al 2018 Frontiers border wall letter We recently had opportunity to see the 7 mile long fence [...]

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]]> Dr. Norma Fowler crafted a very nice letter concerning the impact of Trump’s Wall on wildlife and fauna in the border lands. We thank her for granting permission to post a downloadable PDF on our website. Fowler et al 2018 Frontiers border wall letter We recently had opportunity to see the 7 mile long fence in Hudspeth County that was built during the Bush administration. The proposed Wall will be taller, much longer (the border is 1,989 miles long) and much more substantial.
7 mile long fence in Hudspeth County
7 mile long fence in Hudspeth County
 

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]]> Physaria thamnophila (Rollins & E.A. Shaw) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz https://cactusconservation.org/2018/06/20/physaria-thamnophila/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:59:06 +0000 http://cactusconservation.org/blog/?p=20 This is our first blog post but it is not about a cactus. In March of 2018, we were fortunate to have been permitted to see the rare and endangered Zapata bladderpod in habitat.  Its habitat is small but federally protected and off-limits to casual visitors. Despite that level of protection, it is threatened by [...]

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In March of 2018, we were fortunate to have been permitted to see the rare and endangered Zapata bladderpod in habitat.  Its habitat is small but federally protected and off-limits to casual visitors. Despite that level of protection, it is threatened by the building of a wall between the US and Mexico as said wall has to be built far enough from the river so as to be on stable ground.

This was formerly known as Lesquerella thamnophila Rollins & E.A. Shaw.

Physaria thamnophila

Physaria thamnophila
Physaria thamnophila in habitat
Physaria thamnophila
Physaria thamnophila in habitat
Physaria thamnophila
Physaria thamnophila flower
Physaria thamnophila
Physaria thamnophila flower
Physaria thamnophila
Physaria thamnophila
Physaria thamnophila
Physaria thamnophila seedpods
Physaria thamnophila
Physaria thamnophila seedpod

Physaria thamnophila
Physaria thamnophila hairs
Physaria thamnophila
Physaria thamnophila hairs

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