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“Invasive” grey squirrels, feral pigs, & rats: leave ’em alone, say scientists

February 29, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Studies suggest grey squirrel, feral pig,  & rat control are barking up the wrong tree BELFAST;  GUAM;  VANCOUVER––“Invasive” grey squirrels are allegedly extirpating red squirrels in the British Isles by transmitting squirrel pox. Feral pigs allegedly run amok to the detriment of rare native plants on Guam,  a remote Pacific island. Rats present a perennial […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Asia/Pacific, Canada, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Fur trapping, Hunting & trapping, Ireland, Isles, Pacific islands & other, Scotland, The Americas, United Kingdom, Urban wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Ann Marie Gawel, Becca Cudmore, Brandon Keim, Chelsea Himsworth, David Tosh, Joshua P Twining, Merritt Clifton, Robbin Lindsay

Can scary drones save birds from massacre?

March 31, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

The test of what works up above may come Down Under             ADELAIDE,  Australia––Little corellas,  the smallest of the cockatoo family,  are again under the gun as purported avian pests in South Australia.  Their cousins,  long-billed corellas,  are under attack in West Australia. Another cousin,  the allegedly invasive sulphur-crested cockatoo,  native to New Guinea,  has […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Agriculture, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Birds, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Hunting & trapping, Urban wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Brandon Keim, David Paton, Fran Stanley, Gian De Poloni, Gisela Kaplan, Keith Parkes, Merritt Clifton, Michael L. Avery, Royce Kurmelovs, Scott J. Werner, Shane Van Styn, Zihao Wang

The National Park Service wants to get our goats

August 27, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Putsch against “invasive” species ignores leading edge conservation science          PORT ANGELES, Washington––Are the estimated 620 mountain goats roaming the upper reaches of 1,442-square-mile Olympic National Park a threat to biodiversity,  as the National Park Service argues,  or contributing to “rewilding” the park,  as suggested by Arizona State University biodiversity researcher Erick Lundgren? Should they […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Conservation, Deer & other horned species, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Wildlife Tagged With: Arien Wallach, Brandon Keim, Cicely Blumberg, Daniel Ramp, Erick Lundgren, Jorian Jenks, Kurt Jenkins, Merritt Clifton

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