5,000 feral pigs were killed to save a California national park

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1. Oh cool, I’m restoring a model of this island right now

2. “The fox population swiftly recovered once the pigs were eliminated, and the fox was removed from Endangered Species Act protections in 2016, the fastest a mammal has ever been delisted.”

   This is what happens when we face and accept the uncomfortable truth of having to kill an invasive species to save a native one. It works. It has a history of working and will continue to work. Nature bounces right back if you give it a helping hand.

3. If anyone cares, the picture shows Santa Rosa Island, not Santa Cruz Island.

4. Or 100,000lbs of wild bacon harvested