cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 25 days agoFlesh-eating screwworm found within 31 miles of US border, says USDAwww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down10
arrow-up1134arrow-down1external-linkFlesh-eating screwworm found within 31 miles of US border, says USDAwww.reuters.comcantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 25 days agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarePollo_Jack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43arrow-down1·25 days agoConservative policy cut funding to keeping these away. Conservatives should be seen not heard when it comes to any policy.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·edit-224 days agoIIRC, they were being stopped at the choke point in Central America. Now that they’re past it, they’ll be almost impossible to contain even if funding were restored. Just one of many cases where the damage being done is permanent.
minus-squarePollo_Jack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·24 days agoIt can be stopped again but god damn will it not be cheap.
Conservative policy cut funding to keeping these away. Conservatives should be seen not heard when it comes to any policy.
IIRC, they were being stopped at the choke point in Central America. Now that they’re past it, they’ll be almost impossible to contain even if funding were restored.
Just one of many cases where the damage being done is permanent.
It can be stopped again but god damn will it not be cheap.