US government to air-drop toxic mice on Guam snakes

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US gov't to air-drop toxic mice on Guam snakes

By Eric Talmadge
Associated Press
Friday, February 22, 2013

Andersen Air Force Base, Guam (AP) - Dead mice laced with
painkillers are about to rain down on Guam's jungle
canopy. They are scientists' prescription for a headache
that has caused the tiny U.S. territory misery for more
than 60 years: the brown tree snake.

Most of Guam's native bird species are extinct because of
the snake, which reached the island's thick jungles by
hitching rides from the South Pacific on U.S. military
ships shortly after World War II. There may be 2 million
of the reptiles on Guam now, decimating wildlife, biting
residents and even knocking out electricity by slithering
onto power lines.

More than 3,000 miles away, environmental officials in
Hawaii have long feared a similar invasion - which in
their case likely would be a "snakes on a plane"
scenario. That would cost the state many vulnerable
species and billions of dollars, but the risk will fall
if Guam's air-drop strategy succeeds.

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What can possibly go wrong...

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