U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Pelicans pass over Boca Chica, Texas, where the Rio Grande meets the Gulf of Mexico. Wildlife enthusiasts fear the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge will be ruined by the fences and adjacent roads the U.S. government plans to erect along the Mexican border. (AP/Eric Gay)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will begin constructing the first segment of President Trump’s border wall in November through a national wildlife refuge, using money it’s already received from Congress.

In case you missed it … The rusty patched bumblebee has officially been put on the endangered species list, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says, after a delay and concerns that the species might not receive federal protection.