Drones to unleash vaccine-laced M&Ms in bid to save endangered ferrets

Guardian ^ | 7-12-16

[buckalfa]

Sounds like a plot in an incredibly bad sci-fi flick.

[SJackson]

Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.

Interesting government expenditure.

[Viking2002]

Maybe they can come up with vaccine-coated Skittles they can fire into urban projects to keep the black-footed gibmedats from looting.........just a thought.

[refermech]

How many millions will this cost ??

[headstamp 2]

In keeping with government efficiency, expenditures work out to approximately $4000.00 per M&M.

[Robert DeLong]

Ferrets and prairie dogs only please. All other wildlife please eat something else. Thanks. U.S. Wildlife and Fisheries.

[Dusty Road]

Ferrets are carnivores and p-dogs are vegetarians, neither eat M&M’s that I know of. I believe chocolate is toxic to most animals.

[Mr Apple]

I wonder which very delusional filthy democrat came up with this idea.

[disndat]

Use a crop duster with heroin and cocaine.

[exDemMom]

I doubt it is toxic in the small amount contained in an M&M.

I do not know why both species (ferrets and prairie dogs) would be considered pests. Since the ferrets eat the prairie dogs, doesn’t that make them anti-pests?

[Lurker]

Or from breeding.

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[Zeneta]

[Robert DeLong]

What you say makes sense. Certainly sounded like a hair-brained idea to me. I’ll defer for now to the “experts” being taught in the same schools as other “experts” are graduating from. Lord help as all.

[oldvirginian]

Ferrets being carnivorous, I doubt they limit their diet to prairie dogs.
I’m sure that other wildlife is on the menu as well as CHICKENS.

Never seen it myself but I have read of ferrets wiping out an entire chicken coop but only consuming one bird.

I expect they’re hell on small dogs, puppies and cats as well.

Hopefully someone with more direct knowledge will jump in.

[Redcitizen]

Save Ferrett Bueller!

[bravo whiskey]

maybe we should do that with birth control over muslim nations.

[moovova]

[Diana in Wisconsin]

You know, it has never ONCE occurred to me to spend tax dollars to save vermin. Even CUTE vermin!

Which is probably why I’d never make it as a politician of any stripe, LOL!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Couldn’t we drop something in this same vein over rat-infested cities like Detroit, Philly, Berkley, Madistan, etc.? ;)