April Reese

April Reese is an American freelance science writer and editor based in Aveiro, Portugal. She lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for 17 years. Her reporting from the American Southwest, Portugal, and around the world has appeared in Scientific American, Discover, bioGraphic, Science, Nature, New Scientist, and other outlets. She holds a master's degree in Environmental Studies from the Yale School of the Environment.

New Border Wall Sections Threaten Remaining Wildlife Corridors

President Trump’s plan to finish his wall along US-Mexico border puts wildlife conservation at risk

By April Reese May 18, 2025

In this story: wildlife, saving wild places, borderlands, endangered species, Trump

Under a luminous, star-studded Arizona sky, Alejandro Prieto projects the image of a Jaguar onto a section of the US–Mexico border fence to symbolise ‘the jaguar’s past and its possible future presence in the United States. If the wall is built, it will destroy the jaguar population in the United States.

Mexican Wolf Foster Parents Get the Job Done

Inside the re-wolfing of New Mexico’s Gila Forest

By April Reese July 19, 2021

In this story: science, agriculture, wildlife, animals

Beautiful Mexican wolf with a cheerful expression walking through trees, over dry leaves and dusty soil.

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New Border Wall Sections Threaten Remaining Wildlife Corridors

Mexican Wolf Foster Parents Get the Job Done

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