Re:African Swine Fever Is Spreading and Eliminating It Will ...
by soulofmischief on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @11:32PM
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Ha, thanks for sharing that.
The Cobra Effect is precisely what I was alluding to.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_effect
In my home state we have tons of invasive species due to similar strategies over the years. It's a serious problem.
I've been chased by wild hogs a couple times. It's scary. However the answer is obviously not a massively robust virus which kills any pig it touches.
Skinner: Well, I was wrong; the lizards are a godsend.
Lisa: But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're overrun by lizards?
Skinner: No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards.
Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse?
Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat.
Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas!
Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death.
Ref: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2743879