Hacker News
- Killing invasive species is now a competitive sport https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/09/12/killing-invasive-species-is-now-a-competitive-sport 122 comments
- Killing Invasive Species Is Now a Competitive Sport https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/09/12/killing-invasive-species-is-now-a-competitive-sport 21 comments environment
- EU Issues Kill List of 37 'Invasive' Species. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2099675-african-ibis-and-south-american-coati-among-37-on-eus-kill-list/ 3 comments worldnews
- EU Issues Kill List of 37 'Invasive' Species http://news.sky.com/story/eu-issues-kill-list-of-37-invasive-species-10521117 6 comments worldnews
- An invasive parakeet is killing off Europe’s biggest native bat. Clashes in a city park cause decline of a vulnerable species. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05128-7 8 comments europe
- Compassionate conservation is 'seriously flawed' - The idea that you cannot kill any animal is "fatally flawed" as a conservation concept, scientists argue. Invasive species, they argue, often require mass culling of an animal in order to protect an endangered species. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48315709 28 comments worldnews
- Nearly 10% of the world’s bird, mammal, amphibian and reptile species currently on the brink of extinction could be saved by killing invasive mammals such as cats and rats on 169 islands, according to a new study. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/27/cull-invasive-mammals-to-save-island-species-experts-urge 16 comments worldnews
- More than 100 African hippos descended from a handful imported as exotic pets by drug lord Pablo Escobar, face an uncertain future in Colombia. After the government added Escobar's so-called "cocaine" hippos to a list of "introduced, invasive species," killing them may be the only viable option https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220206-end-of-the-road-in-colombia-for-escobar-s-cocaine-hippos 201 comments worldnews