cally every animal which was introduced to the continent, species as varied as pigs, donkeys, and camels, has run wild (Columbo 585). Even in the 1930s Australians repeated the same mistake as they continued to fail to grasp the dictums of the ecosystem. Worried about insect invasion of their valuable sugar-cane crops, someone equally as smart and eco-sensitive as Austin introduced the South American cane toad, a creature weighing nearly a half-kilo (1 lb) (Columbo 585). This plot proved to be particularly foolish since the toad did not move off the ground as the beetles flew over their heads. Today Queensland flounders in their abundance.
Entire civilizations have actually disappeared after interfering with the natural ecological system. Recently, British botanists have concluded that Easter Islanders probably engineered their own self-destruction while ravaging their land. Easter Island, a small Pacific island located 3,2000 kilometers (or 1,988 miles) west of Chile, is reknown today for the eery statues which dot this now treeless spot. John Flenley
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