“It needs to happen,” incoming border czar Tom Homan told NBC News. “Shutting down the Darien Gap is going to protect our national security. It’s going to save thousands of lives.

The Darién Gap is a treacherous, lawless human trail linking South America to the United States. The fittest take days to cross the dense jungle, others weeks - and some do not make it.

Boise-based conservation nonprofit The Peregrine Fund has committed nearly $250,000 to Boise State University in a growing ...