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Old 14-January-2009, 06:01 PM
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More seriously....

First, I liked BD's story.

Second, introduced species are big problems everywhere in the world. And unfortunately, there are rarely good, easy, cheap, and effective answers that all the stakeholders can agree to (as BD's story points out). And the science of such eco-system management is maybe not quite in its infancy, but certainly, its early childhood.

Personally, I often think the solution to a lot of these problems is to return nature to its starting point, and let nature take its course. For example, in much of Ohio, deer overpopulation is a big problem. My solution, re-introduce wolves and bears. Unfortunately, few citizens would go along with that idea.
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