Originally Posted by craigd
Originally Posted by LGF
....All mammals have ticks and fleas and all animals have parasites. The connection is via deer mice, which are an essential host of the tick which carries Lyme, and which are a major prey for foxes and other small carnivores. Coyotes kill foxes, reducing their population and leading to more deer mice. Wolves kill coyotes, leading to more foxes and fewer deer mice, hence less Lyme. So the obvious answer is to reintroduce wolves wherever there is Lyme, right?

The obvious answer is to look at who started the thread, and chose the subject 'article'. The prof will philosophize in circles about how we are losing tick habitat to climate change. The only important thing is the 'knock-on effct' of this 'research', which allows loon lefties to dream of what could be.

Wrong again as usual, Mr. Condescender. If anything, tick ranges have been expanding due to climate change. So, you were 180 degrees wrong. Again.

The south has two very common species of Peromyscus. The Cotton Mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) is a sibling species of the White Footed Mouse. They are so similar in morphology, behavior, and ecological characteristics that is nearly impossible to tell the two apart when in the hand. Obviously, they are a bit different under the hood but if one was a good reservoir, you would think the other would be too. Peromyscus polionotus, the Old Field Mouse, is a pretty good imitation of a deer mouse as well, so why are they not adequate reservoirs?

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