farron taijeron
swimming with snakes: the backyard science of an invasive species in guam
brown tree snakes are an invasive species on guam which have caused near total local extinctions of several native bird species. one bird species, the ko’ko’, nearly went extinct in the 1980s was brought into captivity. starting in 2010, some ko’ko’s were released on the small nearby island of dåno that was free of snakes… until it wasn’t.
in an effort to improve management of brown tree snakes, farron “theguamguy” taijeron explores the swimming capabilities of brown tree snakes and the possibility they could have swum to the nearby island.