Feb 1st
Pythons blamed for decline in wildlife
Rabbits, raccoons, bobcats and foxes being devoured by invasive reptile
Burmese pythons have invaded Florida's ecosystem and decreased the population of Florida's wildlife. Larger efforts have been made by Florida's conservationists to capture and relocate these superior predators.
This article is a direct link to one of my all-time favourite shows, Python Hunters. It's about a group of conservationists in Florida running all around the state capturing invasive species and rehabilitating them into a controlled environment. The most prominent species they come across in their travels is the Burmese python, hence the title of the show. With invasive species on the rise and significant drops in wildlife population, environmentalism and conservationism have become very promising careers in Florida. Anyone with a good knowledge of reptiles and ecology would see this drastic controversy as a golden opportunity. British Columbia is also home to several species of invasive plants and have been known to 'choke' out our provinces native plant life.
Invasive species can be a large nuisance to wild life and costs communities lots of money to get rid of them. However, people interested in an ecology-based career could very much profit from such phenomenons.
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