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1. They are charismatic mega fauna
2. Locals guide tourists to see they so they don’t want them killed.
Invasive Hippos
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2. Locals guide tourists to see they so they don’t want them killed.
Makes total sense.
Hem
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I keep glancing at the thread title and thinking Missoula.
3855WIN
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They almost made it to Louisiana.
Hippos imported from Africa and raised in the bayous of Louisiana, proponents argued, would provide a delicious new source of protein for a meat-hungry nation. In the process, the animals would gobble up the invasive water hyacinth that was killing fish and choking off waterways. It would be an epic win-win. A bill was introduced in Congress, and newspaper editorials extolled the culinary virtues of "lake cow bacon."
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Hippos imported from Africa and raised in the bayous of Louisiana, proponents argued, would provide a delicious new source of protein for a meat-hungry nation. In the process, the animals would gobble up the invasive water hyacinth that was killing fish and choking off waterways. It would be an epic win-win. A bill was introduced in Congress, and newspaper editorials extolled the culinary virtues of "lake cow bacon."
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