Guest guest Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Should have been done a decade ago. If these carp get into the Great Lakes they will do to that ecosystem what they have done to the Mississippi watershed. Google " Asian jumping carp " to get numerous reports over the damage they have done. In some areas of the Mississippi River they now represent over 80% of the biomass, and have killed off nearly all native species because they consume all the food as well as fish eggs. One more example of the dangers of introducing exotics from other parts of the world, just like multifloral rose, japanese beetles, judzu and zebr mussles. Yahoo! Canada News Story - Chicago river poisoned to block feared As Posted by: " PENA " penas7ar@... aasa84 Thu Dec 3, 2009 7:52 pm (PST) PENA (penas7arrogers (DOT) com) has sent you a news article ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - Personal message: Is this overkill, or a sane move? Chicago river poisoned to block feared Asian carp - Yahoo! Canada News http://ca.news. yahoo.com/ s/reuters/ 091203/us/ usreport_ us_greatlakes_ carp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Yeh and those homo sapiens that originated in Africa I believe. pretty much wiped out everything else on the planet!!!, or nearly Yahoo! Canada News Story - Chicago river poisoned Should have been done a decade ago.If these carp get into the Great Lakes they will do to that ecosystem what they have done to the Mississippi watershed. Google "Asian jumping carp" to get numerous reports over the damage they have done. In some areas of the Mississippi River they now represent over 80% of the biomass, and have killed off nearly all native species because they consume all the food as well as fish eggs.One more example of the dangers of introducing exotics from other parts of the world, just like multifloral rose, japanese beetles, judzu and zebr mussles.Yahoo! Canada News Story - Chicago river poisoned to block feared As Posted by: "PENA" penas7arrogers aasa84 Thu Dec 3, 2009 7:52 pm (PST) PENA (penas7arrogers (DOT) com) has sent you a news article------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -Personal message:Is this overkill, or a sane move?Chicago river poisoned to block feared Asian carp - Yahoo! Canada Newshttp://ca.news. yahoo.com/ s/reuters/ 091203/us/ usreport_ us_greatlakes_ carp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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