who ate the plants?

[Demovictory9]

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[wackadoo wabbit]

1. And that's exactly why I can't have flowering plants . . .

Javelinas will eat almost everything except irises and lavender. All those lists of plants they won't eat? Those are just made up to sell more plants that will almost immediately be eaten (and to keep the javelinas fat).

I was told that javelinas can't walk up stairs, so I got a plant and put it on my front porch, which is four steps up from the ground. A couple of nights later I heard this weird sound, and there he was, my javelina nemesis — I get families, but there's one loner in particular who seems to do nothing but hang around waiting for me to provide his next meal — happily munching away. When I opened the door, he just idly looked at me, then went back to devouring my geranium.

[Demovictory9]

3. But they aremso darn cute

[wackadoo wabbit]

4. I know! That's why I haven't wrung their fat little necks! /nt

[Fla Dem]

2. Soon in a neighborhood porch near you.....

Invasive Wild Pigs Are Spreading Across The United States
By Robert Martin
February 04, 2017

A new study predicts that invasive wild pigs could soon be a major problem from coast to coast.

The study published in The Journal of Applied Ecology this week found the United States' wild pig population is steadily growing and predicts that the animals could inhabit most counties in the continental U.S. within three to five decades. Researchers developed a model for the study that examined the pigs' expansion from 1982-2012. Looking at where the pigs started and where they are now, the study's authors hoped to make accurate predictions as to where they may go next.

Wild boars are most concentrated in the southern half of the country where more than 6 million pigs are spread across 35 states. The study noted that climate change could play a large role in their next move.

"The spread of invasive wild pigs was primarily associated with expansion into areas with similar environmental characteristics as their previous range, with the exception of spreading into colder regions," the study's authors wrote. "We identified that climate change may assist spread into northern regions by generating milder winters with less snow."

The pigs are the descendants of the domestic swine that were first brought to the United States by Spanish explorers in 1539. Long after their arrival, hunters introduced wild Eurasian boars into some areas where they went on to breed extensively with domestic pigs. The result is a modern invasive species that are known to carry or transmit over 30 diseases and 37 parasites, according to the USDA.

More>>>>>>>

https://weather.com/science/environment/news/wild-pig-boar-population-united-states

Wild Pig invasions, pandemic, RW insurgents. All we need now are locust.