A frequent guest in my garden in Bangkok
The giant African land snail (Achatina fulica) is a threat to the sustainability of crop systems and native ecosystems, having a variety of negative impacts on native fauna, from competition for resources to the spread of diseases to direct herbivory of native plants. Native snails in fragile island [...]
Archive for June 8th, 2008
the Giant East African Snail, a world-pest
Posted in environment, tagged 100 of the World's Worst invaders, Achatina fulica, Giant African snail, Giant East African Snail, Global Invasive Species Database, land snailes, pest, snails on Sunday, 8 June, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ploi Nok (release birds) to give you luck and happiness
Posted in various animal abuse, tagged Bangkok, bird abuse, bird catching, bird sellers, Ploi Nok, Sukhumvit Rd. on Sunday, 8 June, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Another “business man” angry with me:
Ploi Nok (release birds in Thai): In big contrast concerning the sizes of the animals involved here a form of abuse on smaller scale: the sales of “luck and happiness” by giving one of these tiny birds which are belonging in the forests and rural areas their freedom again. The [...]
