Animal 0 Posté(e) le 9 septembre 2008 One man's war on frogs From Friday's Globe and Mail September 5, 2008 VICTORIA — Darkness falls along the shores of Florence Lake as Stan Orchard and his assistant Kevin Jancowski glide silently through a patch of water lilies in search of their prey, the voracious and invasive American bullfrog. In a ritual that's repeated nightly from late April through mid-September, Mr. Orchard paddles a beat-up Zodiac through the shallow, murky waters while Mr. Jancowski beams a spotlight on the water's surface, searching for the telltale glint of frog eyes. “There's one,” Mr. Orchard whispers. “They're transfixed by the light.” Mr. Jancowski stands over the bow armed with the “frog zapper” – an electrically charged fishing net attached to a 2.5-metre pole. At the moment of truth, he slips the zapper into the water, hits the switch and immobilizes the unsuspecting amphibian with a jolt of electricity. The temporarily stunned bullfrog, measuring about 20 centimetres from head to toe, is plunked into a bucket as the duo sets about stalking another victim. Videos 00:05:44 The frog hunter Play Video http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080904.lfrog05/BNStory/lifeMain/ For Mr. Orchard, Florence Lake is a key battleground in his guerrilla war against the American bullfrog's relentless advance into Greater Victoria's watershed. Over the past three years, he has captured and killed close to 8,000 enemy troops, culled from more than two dozen local water bodies. ... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080904.lfrog05/BNStory/lifeMain/ Partager ce message Lien à poster Partager sur d’autres sites
