In 1959, several fishermen in the Coron Islands left three goats on the island. Unexpectedly, such a seemingly harmless move would bring a huge disaster to the entire Colon Islands.
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The Colón Islands, with an area of about 7,500 square kilometers, belong to Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, more than 1,000 kilometers west of the South American continent.
Far from the hustle and bustle of the world, it has a diverse climate and a natural environment such as volcanoes, which also makes it extremely rich in species, and it is rare for animals and plants with different living habits to survive on the same land.
The island's variety of rare creatures and plants also gives it the nickname "Museum of Biological Evolution".
In 1959, a fishing boat ran aground near the Coron Islands, and the captain immediately decided to land on the island first and then call for help for the safety of the crew.
After the rescue team arrived, due to the relatively strong wind and waves at that time, only the number of people was counted during the rescue mission, and there was no inspection on the ship.
After verifying that the number of people was sufficient, it was decided to return immediately for safety.
The three goats on board were forgotten, two ewes and one ram, and untended nature led them to the islands and plunged headlong into the depths of the dense jungle.
Due to the high vegetation cover of the Ronco Islands, there are few large predators, and in this environment, it is a natural cafeteria for the three lambs.
The three lambs are not of the same sex, there are males and females, which also makes them have the function of reproduction. The biggest difficulty of every living thing is to "eat" in this kind of place without worrying at all, without worries.
Over the course of several decades, without the reason of natural predators, these three lambs multiplied wildly, and finally reached an astonishing hundreds of thousands!
These hundreds of thousands of sheep frantically gnawed on the edible vegetation on the island, and almost nibbled the original green and vibrant island.
The island was almost destroyed when it was discovered, and all kinds of life on the island were on the verge of extinction due to the impact of the living environment.
The Ecuadorian government decided in the 90s of the last century to send a team to save the islands.
First, an army was sent to hunt goats, but the number of goats was too large, the terrain was complicated, and the area was relatively large, so there was no major progress.
By 1997, after several years, there were still nearly 100,000 goats active on the island.
At this rate, it will undoubtedly take a long time to completely eradicate the goats on the island, because the goats that are not killed will continue to reproduce.
After years of hunting, the goats have become more vigilant, hiding in the crevices of those caves in order not to be discovered. This also makes the operation more difficult.
After using countless methods, I finally came up with an idea, according to the habits of the flock, first catch a batch of ewes, install the positioning, release them into the forest, according to the aggregation of the flock, they will return to the flock on their own.
In this way, the location of the sheep can be accurately found, and the encirclement and killing can be carried out, which is countless times more efficient than before.
This method continued for several years, and finally in 2006, the "goat war" was officially declared to be wiped out of the island's goats.
At the same time, since the island has been badly damaged, it will not be restored overnight. There is no habitat for those rare species on the island.
The Ecuadorian government decided to relocate the island's creatures to a suitable place first, and when they were out of danger, they were released back to their original habitats.
Although people later worked hard to restore the island, they did not hesitate to spend a lot of manpower and material resources. But if you want to return to the original state, it can only be healed by time.
After experiencing this, the Ecuadorian government began to tighten its control over animals. With such a beautiful island, you must take care to protect it.
The topic of biological invasion is a very serious matter, and a creature that is harmless elsewhere may cause irreversible consequences in another environment.
It is important to grasp the ecological balance, and if such a beautiful island is destroyed because of a few goats, it is also a loss for humanity.
{Source from - Global Anecdotes November 16, 2018 This island once introduced three sheep, which turned out to be 250,000, and the island was eaten by sheep!} #长文创作激励计划#
