Quitobaquito Springs, a Sonoran desert oasis that supports several
endangered species, is dramatically losing water.
But who, or what, is to blame? bellingcat.com/resources/2020…
Environmental advocates and the Tohono O’odham Nation are sure that construction of
President Trump’s border wall, which is happening close to the springs, is strongly linked to the fall in water levels. Yet federal agencies say otherwise.
In this piece, Bellingcat's Tech Team was able to show that the loss of water is without recent precedent by analysing Sentinel-2 imagery and climatological data.
The analysis raises questions for those involved in border wall construction.
It is precisely because the changes at Quitobaquito are happening so rapidly that conservation advocates are so concerned.
The Quitobaquito Pupfish and Sonoyta mud turtle, which are protected under the US Endangered Species Act, depend on the springs. So too do desert mammals and millions of migratory birds that travel the North American Flyway.
Read the full piece here: bellingcat.com/resources/2020…
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