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malaise

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5. Individuals' right to import all kinds of crap have created more than a few disasters

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 09:32 AM

Jul 2014

for this region. All it takes is one good hurricane and all these so called 'pets' take over.
The Burmese python is another invasive species let loose after Hurricane Andrew. Lion fish are terrorizing us in the Caribbean sea.

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How a 12-Year-Old Girl�s Science Project Changed the Way Scientists See Lionfish [View all] Omaha Steve Jul 2014 OP

Jesus, that is BAD news reddread Jul 2014 #1

Invasive species are taking over it seems A Little Weird Jul 2014 #2

She finished I third place? Renew Deal Jul 2014 #3

first place was a volcano reddread Jul 2014 #7

Didn't we already know... Omaha Steve Jul 2014 #16

i would hope so, now explain my dog's problem with peanut BUTTer dog biscuits reddread Jul 2014 #17

I know, but she earned something far more valuable. PeaceNikki Jul 2014 #18

They are apparently really good to eat. alarimer Jul 2014 #4

Individuals' right to import all kinds of crap have created more than a few disasters malaise Jul 2014 #5

The Burmese Python was let loose in the Everglades long before Andrew. iscooterliberally Jul 2014 #6

Thanks for that malaise Jul 2014 #9

Actually Andrew did release a lot of animals, but they were mostly birds from what I heard. iscooterliberally Jul 2014 #12

individuals? Industry. reddread Jul 2014 #8

True malaise Jul 2014 #11

I hear Oscars are taking over the Everglades MohRokTah Jul 2014 #14

Keeping them out in the first place would have required a "regulation" and we valerief Jul 2014 #10

+1,000 malaise Jul 2014 #13

well, to be honest, the proposed protections were during the early years of Carter/should I say Ford reddread Jul 2014 #15