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RE: Did the paper mention this to ?

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Posted by: WSTREPS at Fri Feb 19 14:29:07 2010  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by WSTREPS ]  
   

"The estimated population has dwindled to no more than 300 - down dramatically from about 6,500 before 1984, when the rat was added to the federal endangered species list."

"Development, the most prevalent threat to wildlife in Florida, certainly played a role in reducing the rat's prime habitat, but its most recent rapid decline, starting around 1995, happened with much of its remaining habitat under state and federal protection.The dire drop remains somewhat of a puzzle to scientists."



Those are all interesting statements especially when looked at in the overall context of how things like "endangered" wood rats become instrumental as biological political tools ,That seem to pop up at opportunistic times. How many pythons have been found so far on Key largo?, and what's the total rat population estimated at 300?

Do you have a name Amazondoc? Not that Ive looked hard but in skiming thru this thread and others , I haven't seen you post it.

ERNIE EISON
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