| Central Question: What impact can the introduction of new species have on an ecosystem? Guiding Thought Question: While working as a state forestry specialist you notice the growth of a non-native weed start growing in your conservation area. As the weed spreads further local farmers introduce non-native rabbits to the area that are known to feed on the plants to protect their crops from the encroaching weeds, but they quickly multiply and start eating other plants as well, resulting in numbers on non-native rabbits decreasing. How do you address the issue? What recommendations do you make? Today's Learning Objective: Students will analyze critical effects of the introduction of invasive species on an ecosystem and the distributions of native species by looking at case studies and acting out the introduction |  |
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19 Comments
Sienna
11/10/2021 08:57:04 am
I would want to make killing the rabbits my last option. I would try to capture the rabbits and try to relocate them. I would also fine the farmers for not asking or getting a second opinion.
Ethan
11/10/2021 08:58:11 am
The way to control/address the issue can be to introduce another new non-native species or removing/reducing the non-native plant through things like pesticides
Jack Smith
11/10/2021 09:00:01 am
Lock and load. Don’t release non native animals in areas within unknown consequences, especially in regard to agriculture, num nuts
emma
11/10/2021 09:00:10 am
The best way to solve the rabbit problem is by getting hunters to shoot the rabbits to control the population, or by capturing them in order to relocate them to their native location. Another option would be rabbit proofing plants, but this isn't always effective.
boberto
11/10/2021 09:00:12 am
Ask the rabbits to not do that or kill them.
Emily
11/10/2021 09:00:35 am
First deal with the increasing population of the non-native rabbit species through extermination before then bringing back the native rabbit species. Then in order to deal with the invasive weed use fire (similar to how farmers do burns to get rid of invasive trees) and weed killers that target that weed.
Bea Jackson
11/10/2021 09:01:55 am
Introduce native predator to control the rabbit population, or alternatively, kill the rabbits, or let people hunt the rabbits if you want to get the community involved
Annie
11/10/2021 09:02:13 am
I think it depends on the rabbit population and if they are endangered. A possible idea would be to relocate or bring in an animal that would kill the rabbits.
Farquaad
11/10/2021 09:02:31 am
You can introduce a species that eats rabbits. Another option is to allow for widescale hunting of rabbits. Finally, you can install rabbit-proof fences and push the rabbit population into a smaller and smaller area.
evers
11/11/2021 12:23:31 pm
Relocate the rabbits instead of killing them or bring in a native predator that would hunt the rabbits.
izzy martin
11/11/2021 12:25:39 pm
i think ? introducing a species to get rid of the rabbits would in theory be a good idea, but that would maybe start the process over with the new species. maybe introducing a native species to take care of it would work? who knows!
emma
11/11/2021 12:26:17 pm
well first of all i would try to capture them and locate them back to where there from if that doesnt work then i would kill them as bad as it sounds or possibly trap them just in one area instead of letting them roam wherever
Riley Martin
11/11/2021 12:26:17 pm
you are just gonna have to hunt the rabbits. do NOT release a new non-native animal to hunt the rabbits because the cycle will start over again.
Daniel Montes
11/11/2021 12:28:20 pm
Find a natural way to get the rabbits either by natural predators or paying people for the rabbit pelts. Either find a natural way to get the weeds or some other way because using another animal will just cause more problems and cost even more money 11/11/2021 12:28:57 pm
kill off the non-native rabbits, and find a native animal that will eat the non-native weed.
Braeden Irwin
11/11/2021 12:30:30 pm
Being small critters, you could set traps to capture the rabbits so that you can relocate them to a native area. If the rabbits are proving hard to capture then sadly you would have to hire hunters to get the rabbits out of the environment.
Wililamson
11/11/2021 12:30:34 pm
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Cariena Murray
11/11/2021 12:30:54 pm
You could bring in a predator that only eats rabbits so that it would not disrupt the rest of the ecosystem but also allow the plants to regrow.
Maria
11/11/2021 12:32:16 pm
Introducing or increasing a native factor to the ecosystem can also help kill of the population. Depending on the extremity of the problem, removal and relocation of the rabbits is ideal for a fast fix but this will not always work, sometimes making it more efficient to kill them. Leave a Reply. |
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