If that's not bad enough they're probably disrupting native fauna by eating local food sources and/or forcing the natives out of the monkey's territory.
Sort of, the first may have been from Polynesia, or Asia, or Europe, or South America...
True, just wish we'd at least try to slow our homogenization of the Earth's ecosystems.
I wasn't aware that monkeys were such a problem in Florida. I am a conservationist, so look at invasive species, both flora and fauna, as a real problem when they threaten native species and habitats, including us. There's got to be a humane solution to controlling/ eliminating the "uninvited" guests...
Humane solution? I doubt it, at least not a solution that's acceptable to many (most?) people. A cost-effective solution would likely be unacceptable because of the harm to (or death of) the monkeys, but a solution that's more humane will likely be very expensive and people don't like spending money. It wasn't humane to bring those monkeys to North America in the first place. Now that they're colonizing areas it's bound to get worse, probably much worse, before we end up dealing with them at a much higher cost and with more trauma for all involved.
From my online sleuthing, the state of Florida doesn't seem to care either... Other than warning folks to stay away from the monkeys. Latest population estimate @ 600-700. This situation disturbs me...very sad that nothing is being done to at least contain the problem.
