Getting rid of introduced species

[samintx]

http://eattheinvaders.org

[Spock]

Mmmm lots of bacon.

[cbelt3]

Sometimes I wonder if it's evolution in action.

[Acer]

Everything is evolution in action, including eating the invader.

[kj]

That's cool. I stumbled on the lion fish the other day since my daugther and wife are in Roatan this week. I guess they are doing pretty well there defending things from the lion fish, but the bahamas etc. are in dire straits. People are doing a lot to promote the tastyness of them, but I wonder... I think one of the worst invaders here is the starling. Horrid bird. I don't think anyone is going to eat them though, but I say kill them all. kj.

[steve...]

Eating blackberries won't help much with the out-of-control vines invading my yard.

[SteveG]

Has anyone been seeing more of these recently? >>> http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/0...rned-face/

[particleman]

Steve G. wrote:

Has anyone been seeing more of these recently? >>> http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/0...rned-face/

I don't know if we have enough time or meteorites to get rid of those.

[mrlynn]

The big problem on our river (the Sudbury) is invasive water chestnut. This is not the kind you get in Chinese food, but a different species, a fast-growing water plant that has a tangle of hairlike roots that choke up waterways and lakes, making life difficult for other plants and fish—not to mention boats. I described the problem on a local forum:

http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/fra...EHTLhwTom3

Oddly enough, the spiny seeds (watch out! they're sharp!) contain an edible kernel that is eaten in Europe, where the plant is not a problem. I'd like to find out how it's controlled—maybe there's something that will eat the plants in the water. Maybe Nasutoceratops titusi would do it.

/Mr Lynn

[Paul F.]

Spock;

When ranchers in the southwest, and Texas, stop charging hunters $500 per feral pig harvested on their property, I'll believe they are serious about wanting to eradicate them as a pest.

kj;
.22 air-rifle, good pair of binocs, good target identification... I'll bet if you harvest 20-30 of them in a day, you could make a very nice meat pie from starling "white meat". I'd use the word breast, but I'm guessing the new filter will censor it.