ガマの子

3月20日（土）晴時々雨

朝の散歩していると小川のそばに体長１㎝足らずの無数のガマの子。生態破壊動物のケーン・トードです。昨年生物学者が画期的な駆除法を考案。ガマの孵化期に小川のそばにキャットフードを撒くだけ。肉食アリが大集合して90％以上の子ガマを食べ殺すそうです。大丈夫かな？同じ生態破壊動物のアルゼンチン・アリを増やすだけだったりして。日本でも佐渡に導入したテンが悪さをしたし。トキが欲しければ豪州に沢山いますよ。

親ガマ

豪州トキ

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Toad kids
Sat. March 20 : fine occasionally rainy

I found numerous toad kids that are under 1cm long near the creek while I was taking a walk in the morning. They are cane toads, one of the ecological vandalism animals. A biologist invented epoch-making method for exterminating them last year. All you have to do is to scatter some cat food near the creek during the hatching period. Then, carnivorous ants gather there and they kill to eat 90% of toad kids. Will it really work like that? I am afraid it causes only the increase of Argentina ants, another kind of ecological vandalism animal. In Japan the martens that had introduced to Sado Island have done bad thing recently. If you want some ibises, there are numerous ibises in Australia.

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