Military found lax in snake program
Advertiser
reports
that among the many other environmental
impacts of military occupation, they also are not doing a good job ensuring that
brown tree snakes stay out. "Mandatory cargo inspections, more money and better
inter-agency coordination are needed to prevent the dreaded brown tree snake
from invading Hawai'i and other Pacific islands, an independent panel of experts
has concluded." A University of Hawai'i economic study estimated that if the
brown tree snake were to establish itself in Hawai'i, the cost to the state
would be $28 million to $405 million annually.
Posted: Thu - April 7, 2005 at 06:34 AM