Wild pigs with blue meat found in California, officials sound alarm

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11. Cause & Effect

A number of years ago, enterprenuers cleared acreage in our rural desert community and planted jojoba. Investors were going to get rich harvesting the nuts for their valuable oil.

The local rodent population had a field day, to the chagrin of the enterprenuers. They set out massive quantities of poison bait to save their crop.

Cause and effect: Drawn by poisoned rodents in their death throes, raptors native to the area swooped in for an easy meal with catastrophic consequences for hawks, owls, and other predatory birds.

The "get rich quick" jojoba venture failed which was a fortunate turn of events for the affected wildlife population.