diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 5e17857a..254ce7e8 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@
   "eslint.workingDirectories": [
     { "directory": "./frontend", "changeProcessCWD": true },
     { "directory": "./backend", "changeProcessCWD": true }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+  "editor.formatOnSave": true
 }
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/asAdmin.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/asAdmin.cy.js
index bc2d28ed..00413575 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/asAdmin.cy.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/asAdmin.cy.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ describe('Open each page, table view and detail view, and check at least some co
   })
 
   it('Locality works', () => {
-    cy.contains('Search').click()
     cy.contains('Localities').click()
     cy.contains('Dmanisi')
     cy.get('[data-cy="detailview-button-21050"]').click()
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ describe('Open each page, table view and detail view, and check at least some co
   })
 
   it('Species works', () => {
-    cy.contains('Search').click()
     cy.contains('Species').click()
     cy.contains('Rodentia')
     cy.get('[data-cy="detailview-button-21052"]').first().click()
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/ui.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/ui.cy.js
index 68c795e6..1d392f4d 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/ui.cy.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/ui.cy.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ describe('Button Tests', () => {
     cy.contains('References').should('be.visible')
     cy.contains('Time Units').should('be.visible')
 
-    cy.contains('Search').click()
     cy.contains('Cross-Search').should('be.visible')
     cy.contains('Localities').should('be.visible')
     cy.contains('Species').should('be.visible')
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ describe('Button Tests', () => {
 
   it('Localities button works', () => {
     cy.visit('/')
-    cy.contains('Search').click()
     cy.contains('Localities').click()
     cy.url().should('include', '/locality')
     cy.contains('Name').should('be.visible')
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ describe('Button Tests', () => {
 
   it('Species button works', () => {
     cy.visit('/')
-    cy.contains('Search').click()
     cy.contains('Species').click()
     cy.url().should('include', '/species')
     cy.contains('Order').should('be.visible')
@@ -52,7 +49,6 @@ describe('Button Tests', () => {
 
   it('Cross Search button works', () => {
     cy.visit('/')
-    cy.contains('Search').click()
     cy.contains('Cross-Search').click()
     cy.url().should('include', '/crosssearch')
     cy.contains('Locality name').should('be.visible')
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Map/LocalitiesMap.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Map/LocalitiesMap.tsx
index 7820658a..5f48d08e 100755
--- a/frontend/src/components/Map/LocalitiesMap.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Map/LocalitiesMap.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,14 @@ export const LocalitiesMap = ({ localitiesQueryData, localitiesQueryIsFetching }
     const markers: Layer = L.markerClusterGroup()
 
     const localityIds = columnFilters.idList as unknown as number[]
-    const filteredLocalities = localitiesQueryData?.filter(locality => localityIds.includes(locality.lid))
+    const filterApplied = localityIds.length > 0 && localityIds.every(id => id === null)
+
+    const validIds = localityIds.filter(id => typeof id === 'number')
+
+    const filteredLocalities = !filterApplied
+      ? localitiesQueryData?.filter(locality => validIds.includes(locality.lid))
+      : localitiesQueryData
+
     filteredLocalities?.forEach(locality =>
       markers.addLayer(
         L.marker([locality.dec_lat, locality.dec_long], {
@@ -71,17 +78,29 @@ export const LocalitiesMap = ({ localitiesQueryData, localitiesQueryIsFetching }
       noWrap: true,
     })
 
-    const baseMaps = {
-      OpenTopoMap: topomap,
-      OpenStreetMap: osm,
-    }
-
     // LAYERS ON TOP OF BASE MAPS
     //// Add borders to the map
     borders.forEach(poly => {
       L.polygon(poly as LatLngExpression[], { color: 'gray', weight: 1 }).addTo(map)
     })
 
+    // create a polygon layer for the country borders that is in layer control panel
+    const borderLayer = L.layerGroup()
+    borders.forEach(country_border => {
+      const polygon = L.polygon(country_border as LatLngExpression[], {
+        color: '#136f94',
+        fillOpacity: 0.3,
+        weight: 1,
+      })
+      borderLayer.addLayer(polygon)
+    })
+
+    const baseMaps = {
+      OpenTopoMap: topomap,
+      OpenStreetMap: osm,
+      Countries: borderLayer,
+    }
+
     // Add a scale bar to the map
     L.control.scale({ position: 'bottomright' }).addTo(map)
     // Add a layer control to the map
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/NavBar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/NavBar.tsx
index 32c72166..87fe52b5 100755
--- a/frontend/src/components/NavBar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/NavBar.tsx
@@ -17,15 +17,9 @@ export const NavBar = () => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch()
   const notify = useNotify()
   const pages: LinkDefinition[] = [
-    {
-      title: 'Search',
-      url: '',
-      children: [
-        { title: 'Localities', url: '/locality' },
-        { title: 'Species', url: '/species' },
-        { title: 'Cross-Search', url: '/crosssearch' },
-      ],
-    },
+    { title: 'Localities', url: '/locality' },
+    { title: 'Species', url: '/species' },
+    { title: 'Cross-Search', url: '/crosssearch' },
     { title: 'References', url: '/reference' },
     { title: 'Time Units', url: '/time-unit' },
     { title: 'Time Bounds', url: '/time-bound', allowedRoles: [Role.Admin, Role.EditUnrestricted] },