U.S.-Mexico border fence may trap jaguars as well as immigrants

Darkfrog submitted, created time 11 months 3 weeks (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)

This is fascinating. I never knew that any jaguars at all lived in the United States, let alone as far northeast as North Carolina!

Now this isn't a message of doom for all jaguars everywhere, just the eleven males who've been spotted in the Southwest over the past few years. Now, while the government's decision to not implement a recovery plan technically violates the Endangered Species Act, I find that I can see their point. For so few animals, any efforts toward the conservation of jaguars would be better spent elsewhere.

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U.S.-brand AIDS hits rural Mexico

Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.nytimes.com)

Mexican migrants -- a word that covers both legal and illegal immigrants -- are bringing HIV to those parts of Mexico least equipped to handle it. Such migrants often live lonely lives in the U.S., which may cause them to engage in higher-risk behavior. They are also more likely to be victims of violence. Many cross through parts of the borderlands that have become magnets for drug dealers and prostitutes.

One hospital reported that 22% of its new HIV infections could be traced to U.S. migrants. Like the wives of truckers in India, the wives of Mexican migrants are at particular risk

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