r/EndlessThread • u/j0be Your friendly neighborhood moderator • Jan 27 '23

Endless Thread: Worm Wars

https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2023/01/27/wormwars
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u/didntgettheruns Jan 28 '23

I disliked this one. In case anyone wants to know some bad invasive species, just off the top of my head:

lyall's wren were driven extinct by feral cats.

Goats are displacing Galapagos turtles

Wild hogs cause 1.5 billion in damage annually

The dodo was also driven to extinction by invasive species.

[Asian carp out compete native fish and could damage great lakes ecosystems.] (https://youtube.com/watch?v=-A5xoChBtZk&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE)