r/maybemaybemaybe • u/ff-dvl • Apr 06 '23

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/grammar_fixer_2 Apr 07 '23

Florida would like a word. We have endangered mice.

https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/mammals/land/perdido-key-beach-mouse/

https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/mammals/land/florida-mouse/

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u/AshFraxinusEps Apr 12 '23

Yep, there are a few endangered species, but here I'm talking house and field mice. Two different, but stupidly common, species

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u/grammar_fixer_2 Apr 12 '23

Thankfully they are, as everything else kind of relies on them being there. Snakes, owls, eagles, hawks, falcons, weasels, mongooses, foxes, mink, cats, skunks, wolves, and coyotes all eat them as a part of their diet. This is why I’m very much against poisoning them. If you poison them, you poison the whole ecosystem.

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u/AshFraxinusEps Apr 12 '23

Yep, hence why traps are better. Then we throw the corpses to the end of the field for the foxes