Dogs and cats do pose a greater numerical problem, thus likely greater impact. What I have to wonder is, what will happen if another man-eating monitor species becomes "established"? Heck, it doesn't matter if a scary species becomes established or not - the news says they are, so they are, insofar as the general public will be concerned.

How many introductions will it take to topple the tolerance of legislators? I think most monitor species would generate far less public commotion than Niles should additional species ever become established, but what if another man-eating species takes on? Will salvator in the Everglades be the nail in the coffin for Florida monitor keepers? Let's hope not, since it's bound to happen sooner or later. Dogs and cats in the Everglades, it's just cute to watch them chase storks, right?

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• What I should have originally posted - casichelydia, Tue Mar 14 22:24:07 2006
• RE: What I should have originally posted - FR, Tue Mar 14 23:16:07 2006
• RE: What I should have originally posted - phantasticus, Wed Mar 15 21:54:08 2006
• RE: How naive the young are - FR, Wed Mar 15 22:22:25 2006
• RE: How naive the old are - phantasticus, Thu Mar 16 19:42:01 2006
• RE: sir, your missing the point - FR, Thu Mar 16 21:57:23 2006
• actually you are changing the point - phantasticus, Fri Mar 17 01:31:20 2006
• RE: Whooooooo hahahahahaha - FR, Fri Mar 17 13:07:15 2006
• RE: Whooooooo hahahahahaha - phantasticus, Fri Mar 17 14:51:10 2006
• Wow - RobertBushner, Thu Mar 16 12:06:33 2006
• RE: Wow / there is growth no doubt - phantasticus, Thu Mar 16 19:23:57 2006
• Good point - RobertBushner, Thu Mar 16 20:24:24 2006
• ONE? - phantasticus, Sat Mar 18 15:02:19 2006
• RE: What I should have originally posted - groundskeeper24, Thu Mar 16 03:28:32 2006
• Exactly - RobertBushner, Thu Mar 16 12:13:44 2006
• RE: What I should have originally posted - wstreps, Tue Mar 14 23:51:37 2006
• RE: What I should have originally posted - casichelydia, Wed Mar 15 21:03:59 2006
• RE: What I should have originally posted - wstreps, Thu Mar 16 11:21:57 2006
• RE: What I should have originally posted - RobertBushner, Thu Mar 16 13:12:19 2006
• RE: What I should have originally posted - casichelydia, Thu Mar 16 15:00:43 2006
• Man eating??? - RobertBushner, Thu Mar 16 15:38:34 2006
• Knew a guy who knew a guy who got ate up - casichelydia, Thu Mar 16 16:15:02 2006
• RE: Knew a guy who knew a guy who got ate up - wstreps, Thu Mar 16 18:22:55 2006
• RE: Knew a guy who knew a guy who got at - RobertBushner, Thu Mar 16 18:50:50 2006
• RE: we already have permits in place - JPsShadow, Thu Mar 16 19:12:26 2006
• RE: we already have permits in place - RobertBushner, Thu Mar 16 22:36:12 2006
• RE: nope - JPsShadow, Thu Mar 16 23:33:23 2006
• About monitors and appetites.. - SHvar, Fri Mar 17 01:44:57 2006
• RE: About monitors and appetites.. - casichelydia, Fri Mar 17 12:47:27 2006
• The basic idea is that even under.. - SHvar, Sun Mar 19 12:24:25 2006