Quitobaquito Springs
Coverage of Quitobaquito Springs in the Nexus archive.
- Trump’s second border wall could wipe out three species found nowhere else but Quitobaquito
Trump’s proposed second border wall near Quitobaquito Springs threatens three endangered species found nowhere else: the Sonoyta pupfish, Sonoyta Mud Turtle, and Quitobaquito springsnail. Conservationists warn the construction could destroy the species’ last natural habitat, with recent damage to a geoglyph in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge raising concerns.
- Enviros sue to protect snail in Quitobaquito Springs from border wall construction
The Center for Biological Diversity is suing the Trump administration to protect the tine springsnail, found only in Quitobaquito Springs, from border wall construction. The lawsuit claims the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to adequately protect the endangered species, which is threatened by the Tucson 2 Project border wall plan.