tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post5714120821403466573..comments2024-03-29T09:56:45.095-04:00Comments on Reflections from Crumbly Acres: Endangered speciesJenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-16414055660786179572009-07-08T19:43:24.008-04:002009-07-08T19:43:24.008-04:00I just came cross a stand of Giant Hogweed. They s...I just came cross a stand of Giant Hogweed. They sure are HUGE...and invasive.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-45801876746158657982009-07-08T11:46:35.606-04:002009-07-08T11:46:35.606-04:00Very interesting. You have given me a complex thou...Very interesting. You have given me a complex though.Yogi♪♪♪https://www.blogger.com/profile/00411274031147372579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-23146384950567429982009-07-08T08:54:17.384-04:002009-07-08T08:54:17.384-04:00Really, Lauren? I did not know that. How about rab...Really, Lauren? I did not know that. How about rabbits? I thought that was an issue, too. <br /><br />With a garbage collector strike, to the south of us, in the city of Toronto, they are having issues with raccoons, and rodents. What they say is that all this food will mean that they will be more successful producing a huge population and down the road there will be trouble.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-29700149176616365782009-07-08T08:36:42.892-04:002009-07-08T08:36:42.892-04:00It is very sad when species from other ecosystems ...It is very sad when species from other ecosystems are transported to new areas and snuff out the competition from other animals. These foreign species have little to no natural predators. Australia has a huge problem with cats.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795668965659926769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-75120906826791856602009-07-08T00:29:27.185-04:002009-07-08T00:29:27.185-04:00Yes, this is a serious issue everywhere now, not j...Yes, this is a serious issue everywhere now, not just here in Hawaii the indangered species capitol of the world...very sad...We do what we can..<br />Aloha-<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-56949103904909882572009-07-07T12:55:39.764-04:002009-07-07T12:55:39.764-04:00Good point, Carolyn. I haven't had a motor boa...Good point, Carolyn. I haven't had a motor boat in years. I shall add that! The introduction of a species seems to have nothing but a detrimental effect on the fragile ecosystem. What work in one clime, continent, or ecosystem does not necessarily work in another.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-47182346875646884162009-07-07T12:28:43.372-04:002009-07-07T12:28:43.372-04:00Interesting post Jenn, the other thing for boats i...Interesting post Jenn, the other thing for boats is to empty their bilge before moving from water system to water system. <br />Islands are high risk areas for introduced species. The can and do change the whole dynamics of an island. i.e. we never had raccoons or beaver on the island however they were introduced in the 1930's to create a trapping industry but we don't have cold weather so the furs where not salable. As a result the beaver and coons have bred without control as we have no predatory animals on the island. The beaver are destroying the endemic wild crab apple trees and the raccoons ravage the shore bird colonies at breading time.<br />We do things without thinking about the long term consequences far too often.<br />Thanks for sharing this great post.<br />SmilesCarolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-22458741466845192512009-07-07T10:26:56.116-04:002009-07-07T10:26:56.116-04:00It's true, Robert! There are times when frogs ...It's true, Robert! There are times when frogs cross the road - especially on smaller Muskoka roads in heavy rains, or mating season. Their little slippery bodiess...<br />Lately there have been a lot of turtles crossing to lay eggs. You can see where there are bogs on one side, with sandy shoulders, and they come out of the lake on the other side.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-49722540180164196742009-07-07T09:23:24.934-04:002009-07-07T09:23:24.934-04:00Hello Jennifer. Your blog is on my radar now, esp ...Hello Jennifer. Your blog is on my radar now, esp because I love the Muskokas... Who knew that frogs could make the roads slick in the rain? Now do you mean with excretions from their bodies? or with their actual bodies? yuck...robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com