John,
The Mexican government is building a railway expansion project straight through a crucial wildlife corridor for imperiled jaguars, ocelots and black bears without doing any environmental impact studies.
Can you help protect these creatues?
Running from Guaymas on the Gulf of California to Nogales on the U.S.-Mexico border, the railway project will wreak havoc on habitat essential for ocelots in their northern breeding grounds.
And it’s a major threat to animals who depend on transboundary migration, like jaguars. These majestic big cats once roamed in the United States, but by the 1960s, ruthless killing had eradicated them north of the U.S.-Mexico border. A few jaguars have recently crossed the border to explore and hunt, and biologists hope more will migrate from Mexico to suitable habitat in Arizona and New Mexico, helping the species make a comeback. But to do that, they need north-south pathways unobstructed by railways and other infrastructure.
This project’s planned route will pass through the town of Ímuris, harming hundreds of households and encroaching upon the magnificent Rancho El Aribabi, a designated Mexican reserve. The railway has sparked intense local opposition due to its environmental impact — but the government isn’t giving residents the option to not sell their land to make way for it.
Tell Mexican Pres. López Obrador and his administration to stop this railway in its tracks to protect people and wildlife.
