Here is an interesting article about how on the Australian mainland, Australian wildlife managers are reintroducing an animal wiped out thousands of years ago by human impact. Reintroducing a native animal thousands of years […]
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All posts tagged: invasive species
National Parks are Being Overrun By Invasive Species
As this article points out, people introduce the vast majority of so-called invasive species worldwide. What the article doesn’t mention is that we humans are the world’s most destructive invaders. Or, that of the […]
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These Large Carnivorous Lizards Are Right Where They Belong
“As discussed below, many species considered “invasive” are “natives” – not “exotics”.
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Take ‘Charisma’ Into Account When Managing Invasive Species, Scientists Say
As Groucho Marx asked all those years ago, “Who are you going to believe: Me, or your lying eyes?” According to the doubtful premise underlying invasive species biology, any new creature entering a system […]
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Book Review: ‘Inheritors of the Earth’ by Chris D. Thomas
Here is better way of thinking about so-called invasive species. Ask yourself: How many invasive species have ever been eliminated? How much damage have we done to native plants, animals and our finances trying unsuccessfully […]
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Screwworm Returns To The United States
The screwworm eradication program—a triumph of animal health science—came with unintended consequences. When the flesh-eating pest was eradicated and big predators were removed, deer numbers exploded. Now more than ever we need to protect deer […]
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Book Review: ‘Fishing: How the Sea Fed Civilization’
There are many parallels between the mistreatment of fisheries and mistreatment of wildlife.
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