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How Alberta Eradicated Rats
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#92So, even impossible things can be made possible if there's enough determination and political will.
eliminate malaria from the continental US. Check. eliminate smallpox. Check. eliminate measles. Own goal.
Don't forget screwworms!
https://cr.usembassy.gov/sections-offices/aphis/screwworm-pr...
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#93A correction:
"One mayor refused to cooperate because he thought the program was a distraction cooked up by the ruling United Conservative Party."
The UCP was established in 2017 and has no relation to the Social Credit Party that controlled Alberta's legislature during the time period being spoken of.
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#94Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not to be downer, but recent studies have not corroborated those effects. >One of the most celebrated claims about Yellowstone’s wolves is facing a major challenge. Scientists say the study behind the famous trophic cascade story relied on flawed methods that overstated the ecological impact of wolf recovery. Their reanalysis found no evidence for a dramatic, park-wide surge in willow growth. Instead, the effects app…
Is there a word for a popular misconception that nonetheless produces a positive result? The understanding by the public of the effects could be completely wrong, but the reintroduction of wolves and the restoration of Yellowstone are still good things.
propaganda?
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#95... ... all i learned is that eventually Alberta will have rats, and that nowhere else can ever replicate their success. Thank you, next
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#97I live in Alberta. No rats here. Also the ticks here don't spread Lyme disease.
Maybe I’m just lucky but I’ve lived in Ontario (in cities and the country) and have never seen a rat here. I know they exist but it’s not like we’re inundated by them. Maybe some specific businesses have problems with them, but it’s not something you see every day.
I also lived in Montreal and did see them there sometimes. This was always early morning when I was out running - did not see them in Toronto, Ottawa, etc under similar conditions.
Edit based on reading some other comments: I have seen lots of coyotes and foxes so maybe that explains fewer rats. I know Montreal has coyotes but I’ve never seen them there and where I was there were also squirrels everywhere suggesting fewer predators.
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#98I live in Alberta. No rats here. Also the ticks here don't spread Lyme disease.
Maybe I’m just lucky but I’ve lived in Ontario (in cities and the country) and have never seen a rat here. I know they exist but it’s not like we’re inundated by them. Maybe some specific businesses have problems with them, but it’s not something you see every day. I also lived in Montreal and did see them there sometimes. This was always early morning when I was out running - did not see them in Toronto, Ottawa, etc…
Maybe the rats only speak French and avoid primarily English-speaking provinces.
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#100Earlier quoted context omitted.
I know, which makes our attempts at killing them even dumber.
The problem is they've grown accustomed to urban environments, are way more fearless than they used to be. I live rural (Ontario) and we hear but never see them. But if you go into town, they're a frequent occurrence. Grabbing people's pets and stuff. If it was just foxes... fine. But coyotes can be a problem.
Good. Outdoor cats are a bigger problem than a few native coyotes.