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European Starling
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The European Starling
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The European Starling
The Invasive Species.
As per Executive Order 13112 an "invasive species" is defined as a species that is: 1) non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration and
2) whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. Source: www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/whatis.shtml
Adaptable and resourceful, the European Starling is a common bird worldwide. The bird is native to Eurasia!
Source: www.thespruce.com/european-starling-profile-387167
They Effect Fields and Marshes!
The original breeding range of the European Starling extends from northern China to Iceland and the Azores, and south down through Europe to the Mediterranean, Turkey, Iran and Pakistan. Northern and eastern populations migrate, and the winter range includes the Mediterranean, North Africa (north of the Sahara), the Arabian Gulf states, Iran, Iraq and northern India.
Source: www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoff-burg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Sturnus_vulgaris.html
Starlings will bully other birds, kicking bluebirds, flickers and woodpeckers out of their nests. They can consume whole fields of wheat and transmit avian, animal and human diseases. A fungus called Histoplasma Capsulatum can grow in the soil beneath roosting starlings. The fungal spores can become airborne if the soil is disturbed and cause the disease histoplasmosis, which can cause blindness or death in rare cases.
People quickly realized what a pest these birds could be and tried to get rid of them. In Hartford, Connecticut, in 1914, residents tried to scare the birds away from their nests by fastening teddy bears to those trees and firing rockets through the branches. The White House tried speakers that emitted owl calls. Columns around the U.S. Capitol were outfitted with electrified wires. People have tried shooting, poisoning, trapping, repelling and frightening the birds, but the population still grows. They have plenty to eat and lots of habitat to live on — everything a species needs.
Source: www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-invasive-species-we-can-blame-on-shakespeare-95506437/
What I would Do!!!
I would create some kind of poison that wouldn’t effect other animals or humans and put it in a spray can so the government can spray it every where around the country so all of them will die off.
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