Which one is the invasive species?

[Scuba]

[Xipe Totec]

1. The zebra mussels. I think

[Agnosticsherbet]

2. Neither, because both are doing what they evolved to do.

Bears evolved to live in the woods to give bears a higher chance of survival.
Humans evolved to adjust their environment to give humans a higher chance of survival.

Personally, I think we have an overpopulation of malls, and the bear should be allowed to have his woods.

[rdharma]

3. Respect my suet filled bird feeeder... or I will release the Kraken Kitteh!

[1StrongBlackMan]

4. Living in Arizona ...

we have a bunch of coyotes and javalena (sp?) running around the wash, about 1/2 mile from the house.

When we first moved into our sub-division (14 years ago), we heard, but rarely saw the critters.

Now, with 1,500 housing units and bladed ground for a shopping center, we see them all the time as their habitats are destroyed.

[Jenoch]

10. One thing Arizona still has is plenty of

wide open space for coyotes and javalina.

My father has a winter place in one of those retirement parks with the trailers. A few years ago his neighbor came home one afternoon and when they pulled up, a coyote casually stepped off the chaise lounge where it had been napping in the sun. I don't even know how it got in there since tbere are walls. I suppose it came in through the gate when a car came in.

There are coyotes in my neighborhood in a northern Twin Cities suburb. They were not here just a few years ago.

[1StrongBlackMan]

11. A wall is not a problem for coyotes ...

a healthy adult can get over a 10 in nothing flat.

But, I must say, the one "good" thing about all the development is there are fewer rattlesnakes (I think).

[Cleita]

5. Watching that happen from my rear window.

A field and a wooded copse behind my house of about three acres has been a home to hawks, owls, quail, jack rabbits, a variety of rodent species, deer, and any number of other bird species, monarch butterflies and others, as well as visiting predators like coyotes and bob cats. Three months ago new owners came in and cut down most of the trees, which were home to many of the residents. Then they dug up most of the ground leaving mounds of dry dust and uprooted plants in the tractor's wake. They are building a home.

Goodby old neighbors. I'm very sad. I guess welcome to my new human ones complete with kids and dogs.

[1StrongBlackMan]

12. Oh yeah ...

I forgot about the Bob cats.

[democratisphere]

6. The Mall Developer and Consumer are the invasive species.

The Bear wants both of these foul creatures driven to extinction.

[Brickbat]

7. The whitetail deer is invasive here, which is why I'm just fine with every effort to control them.

[loli phabay]

8. and they taste good as well.

[Brickbat]

9. So true.

[PowerToThePeople]

13. I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here