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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I think we need to alter the seabirds' genome so they are better able to defend themselves. I forsee no potential horrific accidents with this plan.

EDIT: I took the liberty of creating some artist's renditions.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They were already a pest for researchers in the 1940s, so five domestic cats were introduced. By the 1970s, there were around 2,000 feral cats on the island, killing half a million seabirds per year. The cats were eliminated by introducing a feline flu virus and hunting down any survivors.

Looks like they started going the Simpsons route but stopped. Who knows what they would have introduced by now?

[–] nogooduser@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Why the hell did they think that the cats would only hunt the pest that they wanted them to hunt?

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 months ago

Humans had to learn that the hard way in multiple places, unfortunately.