Mice will Parachute into Guam to Help Eradicate Brown Snakes

Randy McCoy — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:17:38 +0000

The country of Guam is having a big problem with brown tree snakes causing most birds native to Guam to become extinct. The brown snake population is estimated at 2 million and even though Hawaii is 3,000 miles away, they have long feared an invasion of brown snakes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Service, Guam and the Pacific Islands have a way they believe will curb the population, they’re dropping dead mice laced with painkillers into the jungles of Guam.

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Mice will Parachute into Guam to Help Eradicate Brown Snakes