I'm waitin around for something to bite!
Posted on 04/13/2007 8:33:45 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
I think that all people who view their own selfish interest of releasing non-native species into the environment and allowing said non-natives to devour animals that actually belong in said environment,should be sealed in an enclosure with a 13 foot long Nile Crocodile that has big teeth and algae growing on his back and bad breath. The enclosure would be your home. The croc would be the non-native. Get the picture?
I'm waitin around for something to bite!
Not if they make sure the animals are spayed/neutered (as this cat was). I leave dry cat food on my back porch, both for the benefit of my cats, who enjoy eating outdoors, and for visiting neighborhood cats. Few of the visitors are feral, but all visitors, feral or not, get fixed if they aren't already. So far I've gotten fixings done on one feral (who I adopted, and is now more or less domesticated), and two "owned" cats whose irresponsible owners were letting them run free without being fixed.
All birds do is crap on my car, attack my neighbors, and carry far more diseases than my cat ever could.
If anything, start killing the birds.
Sorry, but all feral cats must exit to that great kitty litter box in the sky!
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Read a book sometime, you might learn something about introduced species, non-natives, and invasive species.
I’m quite an extensive reader, thank you very much.
And believe me I know all about invasive species living on the Gulf Coast as I do.
We tend to call them Northerners.
Thanks for sharing
Well, that is an interesting perspective...
Since we do not have Bobcats, Cougars, and too much in the way of any other “native” predators in most urban areas of Texas anymore, I would like to hear your ideas on controlling the rodent and varmint population in DFW, Houston, or Galveston Island. Do you have any?
(Not trying to be snarky — I am really curious as to how we would keep from being overrun by vermin without “imported” predators that since the native ones have learned to keep their distance from people.)
You may be an extensive reader but, apparently your perceptions of the value of a natural system is flawed. Most native species have a function wether perceived or unperceived. The introduction of a non-native serves merely to destroy balance. Although the balance of natural systems have already been radically altered, they do not need any additional help from people who refuse to keep their pets under control.
Is there a place in this country where people live and where the domestic American cat is a non-native? Seems like I see cats every where I go.
1m years ago finches didn't exist on the Galapagos Islands. At some point the "non-native" species was introduced, not by man I might add. At what point does a non-native species become native?
I agree, lack of predators has created problems in some areas. Hunting is legal in most states for animals such as squirrels, rabbits, coyote etc. Trapping is also still legal in many states. In urban areas where overpopulation of rodents such as mice and rats are a problem, they can be trapped and disposed of humanely. Overpopulation of rodents is in response to the human condition not a natural occurrence.
When a "Guest Worker" bill passes.
Like most domesticated species, house cats have been selectively bred and have spread throughout the world. They will never be a native species because they are considered a domesticated animal. Australia is also having huge problems with feral cats. They are killing native wildlife wholesale. I am not sure but, there may be a bounty on feral cats in Australia.
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