The conservation paradox is very common, China's CO2 emissions drop, manatees in Brazil, solar in Niger, sunflower sea stars, the northern white rhino genome, Romania's election, Superwood, and more!
As always, so appreciate this curation of positive news. Thank you! And a caveat: in my experience there's a pretty important difference between naturalized and invasive species. Naturalized species thrive in a new environment without causing ecological harm or squeezing out native species. Invasive species actually do harm, competing and harming native species.
Yes! This helps. We tend to pay more attention to The Baddies (around here it's Himalayan Blackberry and Scotch Broom) and not notice the adaptive and naturalized introduced species. It's a good thing to keep in mind! So appreciate the work you're doing here. Keep it up!
As always, so appreciate this curation of positive news. Thank you! And a caveat: in my experience there's a pretty important difference between naturalized and invasive species. Naturalized species thrive in a new environment without causing ecological harm or squeezing out native species. Invasive species actually do harm, competing and harming native species.
I guess what I'm saying is that many, many more non-native species are naturalized, as opposed to invasive, than generally thought.
Yes! This helps. We tend to pay more attention to The Baddies (around here it's Himalayan Blackberry and Scotch Broom) and not notice the adaptive and naturalized introduced species. It's a good thing to keep in mind! So appreciate the work you're doing here. Keep it up!
I loved hearing about baby KJ.
I was almost hit by a driverless car in SF a month ago, so I remain skeptical. It came right for us in a crosswalk.