Sunday, August 21, 2005

Headline fun

French countryside hit by a massive invasion of frogs! The article has its moments, too:
Hunters working for the government's wildlife agency will be stalking ponds in south-west France this weekend, aimed (sic) with flash-lights, rifles, silencers and night-vision sights.
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"It seemed like a rather mean-spirited approach at first but we found that it was the best way of killing all the adults."

Even so, experimental attacks on ponds and lakes over the past 11 months have killed only 120 frogs. A much bigger offensive, starting this weekend, aims to exterminate all the bullfrogs in France within five to 10 years.
Sounds like a quagmire to me!