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Posted by Kevin Lorentz on March 01, 2002 at 11:13:10:

Any comments on this ? Thought this would be a good topic to talk about .

Kevin

ANTS & HORNED LIZARDS: An invasive species, the Argentine ant, which
has displaced native ants in large areas of coastal California, is also
contributing to the further decline of increasingly rare coastal
horned lizards says ENS 2/26. Much of lizard's preferred habitat,
sandy coastal areas and chaparral, has already been lost to sprawl and
scientists say that their primary food source, native ants, are now
also threatened - the lizard won't eat the Argentine ants. As a result
"populations of the coastal horned lizard have plummeted in recent
years" and it is now a candidate for ESA and state listing
Allen Salzberg
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Amphibian Science and Conservation
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: Any comments on this ? Thought this would be a good topic to talk about . : : Kevin : ANTS & HORNED LIZARDS: An invasive species, the Argentine ant, which : has displaced native ants in large areas of coastal California, is also : contributing to the further decline of increasingly rare coastal : horned lizards says ENS 2/26. Much of lizard's preferred habitat, : sandy coastal areas and chaparral, has already been lost to sprawl and : scientists say that their primary food source, native ants, are now : also threatened - the lizard won't eat the Argentine ants. As a result : "populations of the coastal horned lizard have plummeted in recent : years" and it is now a candidate for ESA and state listing : Allen Salzberg : Editor/Publisher : HerpDigest: A Free Weekly Electronic : Newsletter on the Latest News on Reptile and : Amphibian Science and Conservation : www.herpdigest.org : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * : Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation : www.parcplace.org

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