The Spectrum

Barbed wire collector: Finds bring back history

GARDNERVILLE, Nev.— It can only mean one thing if Mike Call slams on the brakes while driving down the highway — barbed wire. Call's been known to spot a new type of barbed wire while driving 50 mph ...
The Boston Globe

The tangled history of barbed wire

Earlier this month, the Hungarian government, scrambling to seal its southern border against the influx of North African and Middle Eastern refugees trying to reach Germany, placed a bid for 10,000 ...
The Washington Post

The long, ugly history of barbed wire at the U.S.-Mexico border

In 1904, the El Paso Herald called for “a barb wire fence along our side of the Rio Grande” to keep out “undesirable aliens.” The newspaper wasn’t referring to Mexicans, but to Chinese immigrants, ...
NPR

U.S. ranchers test high-tech, wildlife-friendly alternatives to barbed wire

Barbed wire shaped the American West, but it kills, injures and blocks migrating wildlife. Some ranchers are trying high-tech alternatives that could reduce the need for it. On a list of the most ...
The New York Times

Free the American West From Barbed Wire

Ms. Nijhuis is the author of “Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction.” She reported from Brewster, Wash. Sept. 26, 2023 “Wherever a farm may be located, or whatever may be its ...