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There's also the story of the man who decided the USA needed to have all the birds mentioned in Shakespeare's plays, so he imported and released them, with simi
by jonplackett 6y ago
There's also the story of the man who decided the USA needed to have all the birds mentioned in Shakespeare's plays, so he imported and released them, with similarly disastrous results.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Schieffelin#Starling_release https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Schieffelin#Starling_re...
- ivanbakel 6y agoIt seems odd to recount a historical anecdote while simultenously linking to a source that casts considerable doubt over it.
- jonplackett 6y agoI think there’s some doubt over why he did it, but it seemed like he did still do it?