Spatially larger ecosystems are frequently found to contain more species and greater food web diversity. This relationship can be reversed when there are invasive predators that are generalist and omnivorous enough that they drive extinction of native species without themselves suffering from the loss of prey.

Preprint: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.16.718936v1

#Science #Ecology #InvasiveSpecies #Predation

"Man is a predatory animal.

He lives by eating other animals and he enriches himself by stealing that which belongs to his neighbor. Hence the history of the world is the history of war."

. . . Hendrik Willem van Loon, 1935

#WW3 #War #Theft #Predation

"Man is a predatory animal.

He lives by eating other animals and he enriches himself by stealing that which belongs to his neighbor. Hence the history of the world is the history of war."

. . . Hendrik Willem van Loon, 1935

#WW3 #War #Theft #Predation

Sharp-shinned Hawks overwinter in our area, and will occasionally stake out our bird feeder or take a Starling in the field (depicted below). These are small hawks that breed in Canada and northern States, and overwinter in the south and in Central America. They are present year-round in parts of South America in the Andes and in the eastern countries.

A beautiful bird - excellent fliers, and fierce predators. Their main prey is small birds. The photo below shows a Sharp-shinned Hawk with a Starling as prey (hence the content warning). Since I am angry as hell with our treasonous administration this is my allegory of what the American People should look like fighting ICE and the horrendous corruption within the administration.

#BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #SharpShinnedHawk #DarkTable #Predation

#UnionEuropéenne #AntiScience #quotas #PêcheIndustrielle
#prédation

Ce 30 mars 2026, l'Union européenne a revu à la hausse ses quotas de pêche de maquereaux pour 2026 dans l'Atlantique Nord. Une décision prise contre l'avis des scientifiques qui alertent sur les risques pour l'espèce.

https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/bretagne/finistere/brest/peche-malgre-l-avis-des-scientifiques-les-quotas-de-maquereaux-revus-a-la-hausse-3326132.html

#loveland #leasing #predation

https://survivorliteracy.com/2026/03/26/loveland-leases-the-screening-gauntlet/

#illegal #predation #colorado #marchman

https://survivorliteracy.com/2026/03/26/legality-audit-across-all-leases-2016-2025-loveland-colorado/