How wolves changes rivers

[mikewint]

Escapes are indeed problems (the walking catfish fron SE Asia brought to Florida or the Asia Silver Carp introduced in the 1970's to control algae) but it is another thing when morons deliberately introduce a foreign species such as the English sparrow. Birds from England were released in New York City, in 1852. The House Sparrow, with no native competition or predator now occurs from the Northwest Territories to southern Panama, and it is one of the most abundant birds in North America. The House Sparrow was then introduced to Australia in 1863 at Melbourne and is common throughout the eastern part of the continent, but has been prevented from establishing itself in Western Australia, where every House Sparrow found in the state is killed. House Sparrows were also introduced to New Zealand in 1859, and from there have reached many of the Pacific islands, including Hawaii.

 

[michaelmaltby]

I agree in general but nature "introduces" species .... as in land bridges emerging or submerging .... and the results are usually traumatic for the residents. Sparrows were introduced to eat the horse sh*t on the streets .... misguided. Black/gray squirrels were introduced and often out-compete the resident red squirrels.

The Nazis introduced raccoons into Europe in the '30s, IIRC

 

[michaelmaltby]

Great video on same theme:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0wuc8SsMMI

 

[mikewint]

Chris had mentioned Wild Boar. This was on the news a day or so back. From eastern N. Carolina a 500lb(227kg) wild boar. The hunter claimed one shot from a .308

 

[michaelmaltby]

Why are the Buffalo escaping from Yellowstone ...? Pending volcanic activity ...?


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_csBXWlUA4

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Why are the Buffalo escaping from Yellowstone ...? Pending volcanic activity ...?


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_csBXWlUA4

They have already debunked that. Someones started a internet conspiracy about it, but it is not the case.

The animals use the roads regularly, as it is the "path of least resistance". The video shows something pretty common.

The "super volcano" is real though. It even rises quite regularly. Eventually it will explode, and most of N. America is ******...

 

[GrauGeist]

Owens Valley in the Mammoth Lakes region of the Sierra Nevada range is another super Caldera and the valley floor has been rising at the rate of one inch a year for quite some time...it's older than Yellowstone and could pose a threat on a level of the Yellowstone Caldera. The down side of it erupting would be serious death and destruction on an epic scale. The upside to it's erupting would be some badass photo opportunities of an epic scale.

Anyway, as far as introduced species, I would like to see them resurrect the T-Rex and let it loose and see how it does out in the wild. Of course, the downside would be serious death and destruction on an epic scale.

The upside would be (you guessed it), badass photo opportunities of an epic scale...

 

[michaelmaltby]

".....Eventually it will explode, and most of N. America is ******..."

When not if ......