Thursday, 28 March 2019

Conservationist or Rat Catcher?


It's a difficult call to make but it has been suggested that an effective way of protecting island species (the most seriously endangered) is to remove inadvertently-introduced mammals, notably dogs, mice, pigs and rats (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/27/cull-invasive-mammals-to-save-island-species-experts-urge). This has been shown to be doable, humans are generally responsible for their introduction in the first place but the 'offending mammals' are only doing what they are programmed to do.

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Sandwich Island Saga 62. Wind turbines and birds

Research in Norway has revealed that painting one blade of a wind turbine black, greatly reduces the number of bird collisions. ...