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Re: NFC: Introduction of "Exotic" Species
Well then they must need mosquito fish then :)
On Fri, 31 Aug 2001 09:02:10 -0800 "Gay" <ghemsath at att_net> writes:
> Look at what I found on the introduction of "Exotic" species
>
> Hawaii remained mosquito-free until the 19th century. In 1826, a
> ship named
> Wellington introduced the itch-inducing insects at Maui's port of
> Lahaina
> through larvae lingering in its water barrels.
>
> Gay
> Alaska
> ghemsath at att_net
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nfc at actwin_com [mailto:owner-nfc at actwin_com]On Behalf Of
> Wright
> Huntley
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 5:52 PM
> To: nfc at actwin_com
> Subject: Re: NFC: Exotic crayfish
>
> robert a rice wrote:
> >
> > Thats what exotics are russian roulette sure 9 times its ok but
> the 10th
> > time BANG !
> >
> > I always explain it like this. Every place is a painting why are
> you
> > adding the beard ?
>
> Wonderful, Robert!
>
> That is really sweet talk to the ears of one who makes up to 4
> 1400-1700
> mile trips a year to remove (read that murder, er, euthanize)
> innocent fish,
> crayfish, frogs, plants and turtles that some dip put where it hurt
> natives'
> habitat!
>
> We always lose a significant number of new volunteers who can't take
> it. "I
> didn't come out here just to kill fish!" is heard all too often.
>
> The solution? Be damned careful that you don't introduce "exotic"
> species of
> plants, reptiles, mammals, fish or inverts where they don't belong.
> Oops.
> Left out birds. ;-)
>
> I just told a good friend in Hawaii that I had no desire to send him
> any of
> my cute, overpopulating, pygmy crayfish. Those escape artists could
> do a
> terrible number on their local streams.
>
> Thanks for the good advice.
>
> Wright
>
> --
> Wright Huntley, Fremont CA, USA, 510 494-8679 huntley1 at home_com
>
> http://environmental.networkroom.com/
>
>
>
>
Robert Rice
NFC president
www.nativefish.org