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Russ McSpadden

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Rambler & activist in the Arizona/Mexico borderlands; Anti-wall & war; pro-desert & javelina. He/Him/Él/Y’all Typos & opinions mine alone.

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While the number of people crossing the border increased exponentially since Trump’s wall went up a new study reveals an 86% reduction in wildlife crossings. At well over $20 million a mile, Trump’s wall is both a wastefully expensive tactical failure & an ecological disaster.

While the number of people crossing the border increased exponentially since Trump’s wall went up a new study reveals an 86% reduction in wildlife crossings. At well over $20 million a mile, Trump’s wall is both a wastefully expensive tactical failure & an ecological disaster.

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Check out this new footage I found on one of my borderlands trail cameras of a jaguar roaming the wilds of southern AZ near a transnational wildlife movement corridor that is rapidly being closed by border wall construction. More here:

Check out this new footage I found on one of my borderlands trail cameras of a jaguar roaming the wilds of southern AZ near a transnational wildlife movement corridor that is rapidly being closed by border wall construction. More here:

14,674 views • 3 days ago

Wildlife against the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. 🎥: Sky Island Alliance & Wildlands Network

Wildlife against the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. 🎥: Sky Island Alliance & Wildlands Network

2,576,160 views • 2 years ago

One of the cutest things I’ve ever found on my remote cameras in the Arizona borderlands is this coati mama and her coati kittens at a shallow creek in the Chiricahua mountains.

One of the cutest things I’ve ever found on my remote cameras in the Arizona borderlands is this coati mama and her coati kittens at a shallow creek in the Chiricahua mountains.

259,843 views • 2 years ago

Just 90 seconds of one of the most remote, most magical areas I’ve had the opportunity to explore: the Northern Jaguar Reserve in Sonora Mexico.

Just 90 seconds of one of the most remote, most magical areas I’ve had the opportunity to explore: the Northern Jaguar Reserve in Sonora Mexico.

95,634 views • 2 years ago

Last week I checked a handful of trail cameras in a few Sky Islands in southern Arizona & was dumbfounded to find a beautiful wild ocelot on one of them. For the safety of this endangered & elegant cat I won’t be disclosing the location at this time.

Last week I checked a handful of trail cameras in a few Sky Islands in southern Arizona & was dumbfounded to find a beautiful wild ocelot on one of them. For the safety of this endangered & elegant cat I won’t be disclosing the location at this time.

63,082 views • 1 year ago

For 2 years I watched a borderlands black bear cub grow up on 4 of my remote wildlife cameras. I named the cub Monsoon after watching videos of it relishing swims in monsoon pools. Monsoon is now roaming solo. The borderlands are wild and wonderful.

For 2 years I watched a borderlands black bear cub grow up on 4 of my remote wildlife cameras. I named the cub Monsoon after watching videos of it relishing swims in monsoon pools. Monsoon is now roaming solo. The borderlands are wild and wonderful.

85,311 views • 2 years ago

Breaking: Center for Biological Diversity is calling on AZ Game & Fish Commission to ban dog pack hunting for mountain lions, bears, coati & other wildlife. Currently hunters use GPS-collared dogs to track wildlife for miles via smart phone apps & satellites, putting jaguars & ocelots at risk.

Breaking: Center for Biological Diversity is calling on AZ Game & Fish Commission to ban dog pack hunting for mountain lions, bears, coati & other wildlife. Currently hunters use GPS-collared dogs to track wildlife for miles via smart phone apps & satellites, putting jaguars & ocelots at risk.

52,139 views • 1 year ago

Yesterday the US Supreme Court gutted the Clean Water Act. The new rule excludes ephemeral waters, many springs and wetlands. For AZ & the Southwest this means a 90-95% reduction in protections for waters and the people and wildlife that rely on them. 🤬

Yesterday the US Supreme Court gutted the Clean Water Act. The new rule excludes ephemeral waters, many springs and wetlands. For AZ & the Southwest this means a 90-95% reduction in protections for waters and the people and wildlife that rely on them. 🤬

75,019 views • 3 years ago

Border wall construction in southern Arizona's Pajarito Mts 4 years ago decimated the Mariposa Canyon watershed as well as jaguar & Mexican spotted owl critical habitat. The area remains in ruin today. Work crews continue to try to stabilize the site & the wall from collapse.

Border wall construction in southern Arizona's Pajarito Mts 4 years ago decimated the Mariposa Canyon watershed as well as jaguar & Mexican spotted owl critical habitat. The area remains in ruin today. Work crews continue to try to stabilize the site & the wall from collapse.

48,182 views • 1 year ago

To mine Oak Flat, Resolution Copper will use 250 billion gallons of desert water over the life of the project. That’s 17 million gallons a day, 365 days a year for 40 years, or the equivalent of a 12,700 mile river stretching halfway across the earth.

To mine Oak Flat, Resolution Copper will use 250 billion gallons of desert water over the life of the project. That’s 17 million gallons a day, 365 days a year for 40 years, or the equivalent of a 12,700 mile river stretching halfway across the earth.

53,312 views • 2 years ago

For 18 months I watched this bear cub grow up in the U.S-Mex. borderlands on remote cameras. I named the cub after the summer rains that bless the Sonoran Desert. Monsoon navigates an unbelievably biodiverse world being cut in half by new border walls.

For 18 months I watched this bear cub grow up in the U.S-Mex. borderlands on remote cameras. I named the cub after the summer rains that bless the Sonoran Desert. Monsoon navigates an unbelievably biodiverse world being cut in half by new border walls.

36,616 views • 2 years ago

Jaguar habitat in the U.S. Southwest is beautiful. I got this footage while on a trip with renowned Argentinian biologist Sebastián Di Martino, conservation director of ReWilding Argentina. Sebastián was mesmerized by the rugged and expansive wildlands available to jaguars here.

Jaguar habitat in the U.S. Southwest is beautiful. I got this footage while on a trip with renowned Argentinian biologist Sebastián Di Martino, conservation director of ReWilding Argentina. Sebastián was mesmerized by the rugged and expansive wildlands available to jaguars here.

30,271 views • 2 years ago

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