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Mark Bonokoski - August 7 2010 |
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Air Date:
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August 7, 2010 |
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When we talk about invasive species, at least at this venue, we are not talking about bogus refugee claimants or all the slack-jawed boys wanting to hang around our teenaged daughters.
No, on this venue, we're talking about the stuff that is screwing up our eco-system, and I think we have backed off on our vigilance.
I have bought live bait and have found round gobys among the mix of minnows.
Why is that?
Does no one give a damn anymore?
I remember, years back, when the zebra mussel first became a concern, and sports fishermen everywhere were cleaning out their live wells and washing down their boats before venturing off to another lake or another day's fishing.
When was the last time you saw that happen?
The difference between alien species and invasive species is that invasive species have very little fear, very few predators, are not prone to disease, and can propagate like rabbits.
Ask Australia about rabbits.
Did you know, for example, that one Purple Loosestrife plant can produce three million seeds?
Mind you, it's damn pretty.
But so is the marshland it is trying to choke out.
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Toronto Sun
Moose Country |
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