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In reply to the discussion: US plan to control Guam's snake population with toxic mice angers Peta [View all]TheBlackAdder
(29,981 posts)Just look at the Mississippi River from the Great Lakes to the Gulf.. 1/3 of the US river system is inundated with Asian Carp (aka Asian Flying Fish). They have NO natural predator and consume all local fish and small birds they can get a hold of. When there is no food, they will feast on each other. The fish really can't be eaten either.
What's worse, these "animal lovers" are going to Asian food markets and buying the live fish and throwing them into the Hudson River, the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull. Soon, 1/2 of American waterways will just have ONE fish in them. These "animal lovers" are causing mass genocide of domestic wildlife.
Canada is freaking out because the only thing that is stopping the Asian Carp from entering the Great Lakes and infiltrating Canadian rivers is an electronic fence which allows the ships to enter the lakes, but it keeps the fish out. If that system fails... all is lost.
Go to YouTube and watch how invasive these fish are.