Massive invasive snakes are on the loose and spreading in Puerto Rico.
Vox reports: "Runaway pets — and possibly some zoo escapees — have fueled the spread of invasive snakes across the island. It’s an environmental catastrophe in the making."
@ai6yr this is literally happening because an Anime from late 70s called “Rascal the Raccoon” got people importing and keeping them as pets. #invasivespecies
This is so many levels of fucked up by government. They are selling invasive species to unaware citizens. This should be #ILLEGAL. The more #daphne spreads, the more this #corrupt BC NDP govt will use that as justification to spray more #toxic#glysophates over forests & more greenspaces!
A Juggernaut Unleashed By Humans Is Grinding Slowly Across The Great Plains, Burying Some Of The Most Threatened Habitat On The Planet Beneath Dense Junipers And Shrubland.
A ‘Green Glacier’ is Burying Prairies, Threatening Ranchers and Wildlife
A Juggernaut Unleashed By Humans Is Grinding Slowly Across The Great Plains, Burying Some Of The Most Threatened Habitat On The Planet Beneath Dense Junipers And Shrubland.
Lionfish’s rapid spread across the Mediterranean, including to habitats previously thought to be unsuitable, could have significant ecological impacts.
FYI: Almost all my meetings with concerned citizens, scientists & more - about #InvasiveSpecies was disappointing & felt like a huge waste of my time. We spent 4+ yrs, forced to just talk - when over 70% of us on consulting boards were pissed off because it was not our first time being asked/telling BC govt our findings & giving list of what needs to change immediately. They ignore our recommendations & create more consulting boards. It's so frustrating!
What can we do with some #VancouverIsland pest species? We can learn how to cook & eat them, instead of just killing & wasting actual real #WildFoods & helping with #InvasiveSpecies at the same time.
Don't be super grossed out about learning to cook & eat some invasive insects. Especially if you already eat several wild foods, eat your homegrown foods & eat meat or buy everything from stores.
Every single one of those foods has insects on or in them - in some form & invisible to our eyes.(1)
Honoured to receive the 2024 Leadership Award 🥇 from the #InvasiveSpecies Centre this morning! Congratulations to the fellow nominees and gratitude to the ISC for their valuable work training and bringing together Canada’s invasive species managers and scientists!
Hey Fedi!
I'm writing an argumentative essay about why cats should not be allowed outdoors unsupervised. If anyone of you have some cool papers relating to this I can read about and add, that'd be very helpful :D
On the impact of invasive parrots not in Barcelona but in the nearby river delta and its agriculture:
"An evaluation of monk parakeet damage to crops in the metropolitan area of Barcelona.—We evaluated damage to commercial crops caused by the monk parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus, in the Baix Llobregat agricultural area (1,024 ha) bordering the city of Barcelona, Spain. Average crop loss was 0.4% for tomatoes, 28% for corn, 9% for red plums, 36% for round plums, 37% for pears, 17% for persimmons, and 7% for quinces." Senar et al. 2016 https://www.raco.cat/index.php/ABC/article/view/310024
A ‘Green Glacier’ is Burying Prairies, Threatening Ranchers and Wildlife (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
A Juggernaut Unleashed By Humans Is Grinding Slowly Across The Great Plains, Burying Some Of The Most Threatened Habitat On The Planet Beneath Dense Junipers And Shrubland.
Venomous lionfish are invading the Mediterranean Sea. The rise of these deadly predators has scientists worried (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Lionfish’s rapid spread across the Mediterranean, including to habitats previously thought to be unsuitable, could have significant ecological impacts.