On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:39:26 -0400, JimH wrote:


Let nature take it's course with the pike in CA.........Mother Nature
and the natural food chain a way of working things out. ;-)

But mother nature didn't take it's course. Man was involved in putting the pike there. History is full of
invasive species wreaking havoc. Seen any American Chestnut trees lately? Elm trees? Estimated
damage and control cost of invasive species in the US amount to more than $138 billion annually.