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Old 03-26-2009, 06:40   #1
Richard
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China fights gerbil plague with 'the pill'

Wonder how the eco-Nazis in CA would deal with this one if it was in the Mojave?

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China fights gerbil plague with 'the pill'
AFP, 25 Mar 2009

Authorities in northwestern China have resorted to using a contraception-abortion pill to rein in a plague of gerbils which is threatening the local desert ecosystem, state media said Wednesday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090325...0Q003oZ9Jpl88F
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