In 1876 salesman John W. Gates brought barbed wire to Texas when he wagered $1 million that he could build a fence that would capably contain cattle. Some incredulous gambler took the bet.

Today, an estimated 620,000 miles of fencing, most of it barbed wire, stretches across the rural West, and its toll on the region continues to mount.Animals that try to jump over or wiggle under ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection released video on Wednesday showing what appears to be a human smuggler cutting through concertina barbed wire that agents had placed atop the border fence near ...

A yearling whitetail that was found dead in a barbed wire fence. Photo by Natalie Krebs. With an estimated 620,000 miles of old barbed wire criss-crossing the Western U.S., the group points out, there ...

Barbed wire from defunct cattle ranch causing problems in Colorado open space 02:15. Back during the ranching days in Evergreen, Colorado, a barbed wire fence was an important tool for ranchers to ...

The old, barbed-wire fence along Elk Meadow Park in Evergreen is being removed through a unique partnership. Wild Aware partners with Colorado to remove barbed wire, improving elk passage near ...