![]() ![]() ![]() With cougars and wolves eliminated we now set our rifle sights on coyotes, a poor replacement for the virtually extirpated former top predators but still better than nothing. For example here in Maine, deer and rodent populations are out of control which in turn fosters unnatural excesses of ticks, diseases, weeds, and invasive plants. Unfortunately, beginning with the relatively rapid elimination of mega-fauna, two-legged predators have taken an ever-increasing role as poor substitutes for nature’s apex wild predators. More and more, scientists have begun understanding the ways in which many ecosystems are driven top-down by the presence of predators, whether starfish, sea otters, wolves or cougar. Where the Wild Thing Were – Attend Discussion Virtually on January 11įOMB 2022-2023 Winter Zoom Speaker Seriesįriends of Merrymeeting Bay’s (FOMB) fourth presentation of their 26th annual Winter Speaker Series, Where the Wild Things Were features author Will Stolzenburg and FOMB Chair Ed Friedman. FOMB’s Winter Speaker Series presentations are again being held via Zoom and are accessible via hyperlink at the top of the FOMB web page: This event takes place Wednesday, January 11th, at 7 pm. ![]()
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