Getting rid of introduced (and thriving) species aint easy. Think KUDZU! Usually the best one can do is get the introduced species under some control. Wouldn't you just hate to be the one who killed the LAST zebra mussel? Don't worry---you wont be. Size is important. One can get rid of introduced elephants. Small, hiding rats is another matter. Water protected mollusks have to be attacked with some other species that likes to eat them. Then, when they're gone, what do they eat?
    Is a puzzlement.
        Art
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> From: Emilio <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2004/01/05 Mon PM 08:55:30 EST
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Fw: Re: Introduced species (was Galapagos chitons)
>
> Introduced species have to be eradicated or they will eradicate our
> native species in a not too humane manner.
>
> For example the Brazilian Pepper [tree/bush] and Malaleucca [punk tree]
> in Florida have to be pulled up by the roots [bulldozed and burned], hope
> they dont feel that too much.
>
> What about fuzzy animals such as the feral cats [which is our own pet
> owners fault],
> trap them and then what? Keep them in cages until they die of old age. A
> costly edeavour.
>
> What about neat fuzzy whiskered European Rats? Society seems to kill
> them without
> any remorse.
>
> Psittacines in Miami, oh no! They are beautiful dont molest them! Wait
> until they
> start being a pain to someone, then what.
>
> Zebra mussels [just to keep this shell related]? Pretty little critters
> but they are a pain
> to man made devices and to our native mussels.
>
> So what do we do, set up a committee to select what invasive species
> goes and
> which one does not.
>
> We must be a bit more practical, hmmm, economical in their removal or
> lose the
> natives to the invaders!!!
>

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