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Southwest's Long-Running Drought Imperils Wildlife

Pronghorn antelope are renowned as the fastest land mammal in the Western Hemisphere, but they're not expected to be fast enough to outrun climate change and drought in the Southwest. By the end of the century, half of the pronghorn populations in the region are expected to be gone, according to federal researchers.
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Western National Parks Broiling Under Heat Wave

A brutal heat wave, coupled with a long-running drought, has many national parks in the Western half of the country enduring broiling temperatures and increased fire danger. Temperatures Wednesday at Death Valley National Park could reach 128 degrees at Furnace Creek, the National Park Service said, while fire danger at Grand Teton National Park inched up to "high."

Ecologists Claim Birds Disappearing From Quitobaquito Springs Due To Border Wall Construction

Nearly 50 bird species have been absent from Quitobaquito Springs in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began building a wall in a bid to thwart cross-border crossings, according to ecologists.

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