Invasive snakes threaten forests on Pacific island of Guam

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Invasive snakes threaten forests on Pacific island of Guam
By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent

    8 March 2017


Brown tree snakes, which have wreaked havoc among bird populations on the Pacific island of Guam, may also be damaging the forests.

Scientists say that the slithery invaders' dietary habits are preventing the spread of tree seeds by birds.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39199329

Invasive snakes threaten forests on Pacific island of Guam

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Invasive snakes threaten forests on Pacific island of Guam
By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent

    8 March 2017


Brown tree snakes, which have wreaked havoc among bird populations on the Pacific island of Guam, may also be damaging the forests.

Scientists say that the slithery invaders' dietary habits are preventing the spread of tree seeds by birds.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39199329

Invasive snakes threaten forests on Pacific island of Guam

Wonder if Guam's climate would be able to host a few hundred hungry small Raptors of a yet to be determined species.  I am guessing the larger ones might devour the remaining birds too.