{"id":103,"date":"2025-08-14T08:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T12:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frontierras.com\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2025-11-22T13:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T20:25:20","slug":"media-links-and-resources-san-rafael-valley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/borderwallresistance.com\/?page_id=103","title":{"rendered":"San Rafael Valley: Media, Links, and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Follow for the latest on border construction and the San Rafael Valley in the news!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Stretch of border wall in the Huachuca Mountains, a biodiversity hotspot and critical corridor for endangered species like the jaguar.

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Trump Wants a New Border Wall. It Would Block a Key Wildlife Corridor<\/a><\/strong> (NYTimes)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A jaguar, a wall, a sacred valley: What\u2019s at stake in San Rafael<\/strong> <\/a>(Arizona Luminaria)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A rare jaguar roams Arizona. Border wall expansion imperils its future<\/strong>.<\/a> (WaPO)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Read the most recent scientific reports from Sky Island Alliance<\/a> and the Center for Biological Diversity<\/a> to understand the vital significance of this region for wildlife connectivity and biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also check out the Ecology<\/a> page for more on the unique biodiversity and species that inhabit the San Rafael Valley.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Latest News Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These are some of the most recent news stories related to the San Rafael Valley + border wall construction in the area. To stay up-to-date, click here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November 20th, 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Border wall construction threatens groundwater, fragile springs in San Rafael Valley<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>Rally for the Valley border wall protest in Arizona draws Rep. Adelita Grijalva<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>Grijalva spends first Saturday as congresswoman on remote borderland area where wall is being built<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

KJZZ<\/em> Phoenix <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>Photos: Border wall construction continues in remote S. Az valley<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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October 7th, 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/strong><\/a>A jaguar, a wall, a sacred valley: What\u2019s at stake in San Rafael<\/strong> <\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Arizona Luminaria<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

By: John Washington<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Construction begins on 27 miles of border wall through wildlife corridor <\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Border wall slicing through Arizona wildlife corridor begins construction: \u2018A show of force for nothing\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

By: Lourdes Medrano in the San Rafael Valley<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jaguar Number Four spotted on night vision camera, July 4 2025 in southern Arizona; photo courtesy of University of Arizona\u2019s Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Episode 155: Jaguars, Justice, and the Border Wall \u2013 Stories from the Frontlines With Russ McSpadden<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Rewilding Institute<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Podcast by Jack Humphrey, featuring Russ McSpadden of Center for Biological Diversity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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First section of new border wall in Az’s San Rafael Valley visible Monday<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Activists decry new border wall’s impact on wildlife<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Jaguar resurfaces in Southern Arizona, stoking concern over border wall work<\/strong>.<\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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By: Henry Brean<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five images of “Jaguar Number Four”<\/a> were caught in three locations in June and July 2025 <\/strong>by wildlife trail cameras operated by the University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center<\/a>. This is the same jaguar of late 2023 detections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>A rare jaguar roams Arizona. Border wall expansion imperils its future<\/strong>.<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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By:  Angie Orellana Hernandez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In July 2025, a rare sighting of O:\u1e63had \u00d1u:kudam<\/strong> (Jaguar Protector in the O’odham language) or “Jaguar Number Four”<\/a> was captured on wildlife cameras placed in the San Rafael Valley wildlife corridor by researchers at the University of Arizona\u2019s Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center<\/a>. This highlights the importance of this space and place for wildlife on the move.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/a>Trump Wants a New Border Wall. It Would Block a Key Wildlife Corridor<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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By: Douglas Main<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The San Rafael Valley<\/strong> is one of the last critical wildlife corridors that connects U.S. and Mexico ecosystems. It is vital for species such as jaguars, ocelots, and black bears. A 27-mile stretch of proposed border wall threatens the connectivity of this area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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DHS awards contract for 27 miles of new border wall in Arizona; issues waiver to accelerate construction in Texas<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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US CBP has awarded Fisher Sand & Gravel Co.<\/strong> a $309.46 million<\/strong> for roughly 27 miles<\/strong> of new border wall construction within the Tucson Sector<\/strong>. This project fills “critical openings” due to contract cancellations in the Biden administration (funding will come from FY\u202f2021 CBP appropriations<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/strong><\/a>DHS issues new waivers to expedite new border wall construction in Arizona and New Mexico<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced three new waivers Issued<\/strong> to expedite border wall construction over at least 36 miles <\/strong>across Arizona and New Mexico<\/strong>. These waivers are additions to waivers issued in California in April 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Border Wall Resistance<\/a><\/h2>\n\n

Preventing Ecological Catastrophe at the Southern US Border<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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For the latest on border construction and the San Rafael Valley in the news, follow this page!<\/h3>\n\n\n