| 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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20 Comments
Lauren Sitzman
11/9/2020 08:55:18 am
First of all who thought it was a good idea to introduce another invasive species to fight an invasive species? The best way to fight it at this point would be to get rid of the invasive bunnies or control them to areas with the invasive plant.
Grace
11/9/2020 08:58:40 am
This is Australia all over again. I would open a safe hunting season to kill the overpopulated rabbits off, like mahoney and some of the local state parks have done for the deer populations. I would also educate the farmers on why we don't need a ton of rabbits and how they can be fine in small quantities but they populate super fast
Taryn
11/9/2020 09:00:29 am
put some wolves around farms and problem solved no more rabbits eating crops.
donovan smith
11/9/2020 09:01:44 am
1: pesticides for the weeds. 2: a known predetor of the rabbit that idealy doesent have any other things like it doestn eat crops or wont multiply fast or turn into a gremlin. you know, be a little more choosy this time.
Clare
11/12/2020 12:15:56 pm
I would recommend burning the invasive weed safely. If wolves are common to the area introduce some near the rabbits. If not declare an open hunting season on the invasive rabbits
Olivia
11/12/2020 12:20:52 pm
I would get rid of the rabbits and replant the native plants and get rid of the any non native plants. And just try to restore to normal
Reegan
11/12/2020 12:22:24 pm
First, you would wanna get rid of the invasive weed--SAFELY. Then find a predator that are common in the area, let them hunt the bunnies down. Or open up a safe hunting season to help!
Will Alexander
11/12/2020 12:23:07 pm
Try and burn or remove the weeds safely without harming the other weeds and either make a hunting season for the rabbits or introduce more native animals that hunt the rabbits.
Danish
11/12/2020 12:23:45 pm
I think an open season for rabbit hunting, and helping conserve the natural predators in the area
Liam Thomas Helt
11/12/2020 12:24:43 pm
Wolves or foxes could solve the problem if their population could be stable and take care of the rabbits. I recommend introducing a predator to control the population of rabbits.
Sabrina
11/12/2020 12:24:55 pm
Allow people to hunt the rabbits to remove them.
Aidan
11/12/2020 12:26:01 pm
I think that we should pull a New Zealand and get the chopper team.
Annie Feden
11/12/2020 12:26:04 pm
To remove first the invasive rabbit species and finding a natural way to remove the weeds.
Emily Fleener
11/12/2020 12:26:42 pm
We would want to responsibly get rid of the weeds and we could do this by burning them.
Saxon
11/12/2020 12:27:08 pm
I think it would be good to allow humans to hunt the rabbits, but it would also be good try to increase the number of native predators of the area, like a bird of prey.
Emily Tran
11/12/2020 12:27:10 pm
Kill the rabbits any way possible (traps, hunting, .... poisoning?), remove the weeds as best as the task force can, and replant the native plants
Laura Nelsen
11/12/2020 12:27:24 pm
I would remove the non-native weeds and plant more of the native species and allow more hunting for the rabbits.
Reagan Pumilia
11/12/2020 12:27:30 pm
I would introduce an animal that feeds on this invasive species of weed at a large population so the weeds wouldn't spread, and decrease the rabbit population by either introducing foxes or collecting them or killing them that way.
Alondra Ortiz-Santos
11/12/2020 12:29:55 pm
I would open up a hunting season and give rewards for the most amount of those rabbits caught. Another process would be on educating all farmers so that it doesnt happen again. As for the weeds you could try having a controlled fire.
Marcus
11/12/2020 12:31:18 pm
Burn the weeds or open season the rabbits so populations go down Leave a Reply. |
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