Sept 17th class

I learned the impact other species can have on an environment that they are not suppossed to be in. I never knew anything about the zebra mussels until this class. I also found the lecture interesting when discussing the amount of land that can support any particular species. I began to think about all the black bears in our back yards all of a sudden and deer more common in peoples back yards. I have always been an advocate for not developing every piece of land that we have. It is becoming obvious the animals have no where to go. It gives the appearance that there are too many deer or whatever but in actuality we have developed there land/homes. Listening to the lecture and reading the chapter has definitely given me some insight into the balance of nature. Humans think that if we can not explain it or we feel it has no purpose then it does not. We are so ready to get rid of something. I think cats in the city will be just like the rabbits in Australia