Public-Private-NGO Conservation Alliance Invests $100 Million in Mexico

The Chihuahuan Desert is inhabited by more than 130 species of mammals and contains more than 3,000 plant species; provides nesting sites and migratory habitats for over 500 bird species; and harbors 110 native freshwater fish species in its rivers.

Threats to this area include the change of land use, overexploitation and pollution of natural water sources, and climate change.