PETER FROST doesn’t like invasive species, even if they come wrapped round the naked body of a pole dancer.
Regular Ramblings readers will know that I tend to go on a bit about invasive species. One or two have even got in touch to say I shouldn’t get too upset by these exotic visitors.
One asked: “Why worry about flocks of rose-ringed parakeets [Psittacula krameri]? Surely they make London parks much more attractive places.”
Another suggested: “Did the small exotic water deer from China not make a visit to the Norfolk Broads far more interesting?” To an extent, I could see their arguments. After all, one of our most common and most iconic countryside animals, the rabbit, was itself an invasive non-native species.
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Florida s ghost airport: Everglades Jetport was to be the world s biggest hub, with Boeing s answer to Concorde coming and going. But all that remains is a runway to nowhere in a swamp.
The vision for Everglades Jetport in Florida in the 1960s was for it to be the biggest airport in the world
It was set to occupy a 24,960-acre plot five times larger than the footprint for New York s JFK Airport
Building began in 1968, but a year later, a damming environmental report led to work being halted for good
Craig Pittman: For Florida Woman Shannon Estenoz, just appointed to U.S. Dept. of Interior job â hereâs a to-do list
Dear Shannon,
First of all, congratulations! As a fellow Florida native â albeit one from the Panhandle, not from the Keys â I am always happy to see a Floridian get the opportunity to influence the course of history.
Of course, such an opportunity comes with certain risks. We saw this with
Katherine Harrisâ blundering in overseeing the 2000 election recount, and with the crew from Miami who became the bungling Watergate burglars. Thatâs naming just a couple of times when Floridaâs contribution to the nationâs destiny was to play the fool.
The Florida Everglades as seen from the Tamiami Trail. Credit: Marc Ryckaert via Wikimedia Commons
Dear Shannon,
First of all, congratulations! As a fellow Florida native â albeit one from the Panhandle, not from the Keys â I am always happy to see a Floridian get the opportunity to influence the course of history.
Of course, such an opportunity comes with certain risks. We saw this with Katherine Harrisâ blundering in overseeing the 2000 election recount, and with the crew from Miami who became the bungling Watergate burglars. Thatâs naming just a couple of times when Floridaâs contribution to the nationâs destiny was to play the fool.