As the boar was conquer America

The history of the discovery and colonization of new continents and territories by representatives of European civilization is inextricably linked to the migration of some species of domestic and wild animals. Everyone knows the consequences of importing rabbits to Australia. Once on this isolated continent in the XIX century, in the absence of species competition, rabbits bred so much that within 10 years they became a national disaster. A similar situation, only more delayed in time, has developed with the uncontrolled breeding of wild and escaped domestic pigs brought to the territory of North America. Continue reading →