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Author:
Blake, Kevin, 1978-
Title:
Guam's brown tree snakes : hanging out / by Kevin Blake ; consultant : Gordon Rodda, Ph.D., research zoologist, Hesperus, CO.
Publisher:
Bearport Pub.,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 26 cm.
Subject:
Brown tree snake--Guam--Juvenile literature.
Pest introduction--Guam--Juvenile literature.
Nonindigenous pests--Guam--Juvenile literature.
Nature--Effect of human beings on--Juvenile literature.
Brown tree snake.
Snakes.
Pest introduction.
Nonindigenous pests.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Brown tree snakes.
Snakes.
Pests.
Nonindigenous pests.
Human influence on nature.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Contents:
Operation mouse -- Millions of problems -- Arriving in Guam -- Island takeover -- The new boss -- Gone forever -- More effects on nature -- Snakes and people -- Fighting back -- No exit -- Sniffing for snakes -- Paradise lost.
Summary:
"Describes how brown tree snakes first arrived in Guam, how they spread throughout the island, how they are affecting native wildlife and people, and what scientists are doing to control their population and stop them from spreading to other places."--Provided by publisher.
Series:
They don't belong: tracking invasive species
ISBN:
1627248307
9781627248303
LCCN:
2015008516
Locations:
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)
FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)

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