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"Across the vast Australian continent, feral pigs, feral deer and European
rabbits roam in their millions. By different names – wild boar, venison and
lapin – these could all be served in a Michelin star restaurant.
Feral and invasive species are becoming popular meals for native wildlife too.
For species like the saltwater crocodile and spotted-tailed quoll, the menu is
expanding and changing due to the arrival of invasive alien species – one of
the greatest threats to biodiversity globally.
The good news is, many invasive alien species make good tucker. Around the
world, native wildlife are dining on increasing numbers of exotic prey. In the
United States, endangered snail kites — a wetland raptor — crunch through
invasive apple snails, red-banded snakes swallow North American bullfrogs in
China, dingoes devour feral sambar deer and goats in Australia, Sulawesian
toads gobble up introduced yellow crazy ants in Indonesia, and golden eagles
and saltwater crocodiles both love eating feral pigs on opposite sides of the
Pacific."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
