Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Coverage of Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in the Nexus archive.
- Trump’s second border wall could wipe out three species found nowhere else but Quitobaquito
Trump’s proposed second border wall near Quitobaquito Springs threatens three endangered species found nowhere else: the Sonoyta pupfish, Sonoyta Mud Turtle, and Quitobaquito springsnail. Conservationists warn the construction could destroy the species’ last natural habitat, with recent damage to a geoglyph in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge raising concerns.
- Trump Bulldozed a 1,000-Year-Old Archeological Site to Make Room for a Second Border Wall
A 1,000-year-old archaeological intaglio in Arizona's Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge was destroyed by a Department of Homeland Security contractor building a second border wall under the Trump administration. The site, sacred to the Tohono O’odham Nation, was damaged despite prior agreements to protect it, drawing comparisons to the destruction of the Nazca lines.
- Trump Bulldozed a 1,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site to Make Room for a Second Border Wall
A 1,000-year-old archaeological site in Arizona's Sonoran Desert was bulldozed by a Department of Homeland Security contractor to make room for a second border wall. The site, known as Las Playas Intaglio, is a rare and culturally significant artifact. The destruction was condemned by archaeologists and tribal authorities.