Sub-title: What Happens When Nature Breaks the Law
I have really enjoyed Mary's previous books Gulp (about digestive tract) and Stiff (2008, about cadavers). This one addresses ways humans deal with animals and plants that clash with us when we or they cross each other's paths. She covers efforts like sterilizing monkeys in India, the military's attempts to eradicate gulls on Marshall Island (the gulls won) and efforts to control elephants, leopards and even trees. A fun read from an author who delivers well-researched details with a sense of humor.
Notes:
Xcluder Rodent and Pest Defense makes "cut-and-stuff" stainless steel fiber products to block rodents.
term: kronism: the eating of one's offspring
Published: 2021 Read: October 2021 Genre: Non-fiction, Science
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