Should We Eat Invasive Species? 290
The Washington Post's Energy & Environment section raises today the question of whether the best way to control certain invasive species is to eat them. The biggest success story on this front in the U.S. has been the lionfish; it destroys the habitat of some other fish in the areas where it's been introduced, but it turns out to be a palatable food fish, too. Its population has gone down since the start of a concerted effort to encourage it as a food, rather than just a nuisance. The article touches on invasive species of fish and crustaceans, but also land animals and plants. I know that garlic mustard (widespread in eastern U.S. forests) is tasty, and so are the blackberries all over Seattle.
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Or.. (Score:5, Funny)
Make their parts 'magical', like rhino horn and tiger penis.
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Other example: my roommate.
How about evangelical Christians? (Score:4, Funny)
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The only way humans would survive is IF you took their tech away!
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Blackberries can be controlled
Indeed! In our back yard, they are losing the battle against the ivy and bamboo! :)
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Clearly you've never had your cat in your lap at the onset of a sudden summer thunderstorm...
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Have you ever eaten squirrel? Stringy, gamy as hell and hardly any real meat to speak of.
... and the portions are so small.
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Have you ever eaten squirrel? Stringy, gamy as hell and hardly any real meat to speak of.
... and the portions are so small.
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