Comments on: Attempt to Control Invasive Species Backfires Spectacularly on an Antarctic Island

By: Mina C.

Mina C. — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:58:32 +0000

*sigh* Why does it seem that mankind is always the source of the problem to begin with?

By: Punkrawk Bbob

Punkrawk Bbob — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:36:56 +0000

Why not just recreate dinosaurs with DNA from mosquitoes preserved in tree sap? Then set those loose on the island. That’ll thin out the rabbit population no problem. Probably any human infestation while you’re at it.
Why not? Works in the movies. Not like we could really ruin much more at this point.

By: Markquis

Markquis — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:34:15 +0000

A rabbit farm is what they created, use this as an advantageous muck up and ship the rabbits to African or Southeast Asia where it can do some good.

By: paulineinuk

paulineinuk — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:45:13 +0000

and who else will pick up the poisiond bait /or eat the piosiond flesh/ birds for one, opps, where have all the birds gone,history repeates itself,wipe out one species ,and inbalance is the result,the ball then rolls on and on. yet so called inteligent man still cant see it

By: KIM PIERCE

KIM PIERCE — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:45:59 +0000

WHY NOT GIVE BACK TO THE ISLAND A FEW SPAYED OR NUETERED CATS? GET THEM FROM SHELTERS THAT HAVE MANY. SOLVE PROBLEMS IN A HUMANE AND EFFICENT BOTH COST AND ECOLOGICAL FRIENDLY MANNER. I MAY NOT SEE WHOLE PICTURE BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THIS WOULD SURE BE WORTH CONSIDERING?

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:02:17 +0000

Anyone who thinks the rabbits can be eradicated by a few people with guns is seriously deluded.

Anyone who thinks the rabbits should be allowed to live because they’re cute furry animals is a total idiot. Charismatic macrofauna sure… but in that circumstance they are vermin and destroying the ecosystem.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:36:36 +0000

They did the same thing in ST. Croix USVI a long time ago. The ships brought rats, so they brought snakes to get the rats, then they brought mongooses to get the snakes. The mongooses are still there, and there are relatively few birds on the island compared to mongoose free places since mongooses eat bird eggs as well as snakes (and rats for that matter).

By: chris

chris — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:19:58 +0000

Why do they think that further manipulating the environment will be successful?

Take the 17 million, creat a safe habitat for the birds somewhere and stop opening pandora’s box so to speak.

Killing off the cats and rabbits is as unnatural as transplanting them there in the first place.

Also humnas don’t get the luxury of a more developed species spending resources to ensure our survival, at least I don’t think we do :).

By: B Saito

B Saito — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:03:52 +0000

Sure we should just move all those animals instead of killing the invasive species! I’m sure it’s much more practical and cost efficient to just round up every single on of those animals, find another place for them to live where they won’t mess up the ecosystem, and ship them all there rather than simply kill them!
In all seriousness though, I don’t understand why they tried using disease and are now going to use poison to exterminate the rabbits when they simply shot the cats. Shouldn’t shooting the rabbits work just as well?

By: Jasmine R

Jasmine R — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:05:56 +0000

Why did the cats eat the birds? They should just leave the rabbits alone and move the other animals to a differernt country. they are just wasting alot of time and money killing those rabbits.

By: byron t

byron t — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:03:10 +0000

i think it wrong to spend all that money on that.

By: Maria P

Maria P — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:02:33 +0000

I think they need to just seperate them and let them have a safe place to stay at!!

By: Kari M.

Kari M. — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:02:12 +0000

dont spend all that money to kill those poor animals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Chandler brown

Chandler brown — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:57:22 +0000

the rabbits should move to another country and the cat need to go to china they eat cats there

By: chris g.

chris g. — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:53:59 +0000

and ship the cats to china