![]() The end result has been damage to the surrounding native plant species that can’t endure saline soil. This non-native plant is accused of wasting water and turning soil salty. In a controversial new book WHERE DO CAMELS BELONG? Why Invasive Species Aren’t All Bad (Greystone Books September 9, 2014, $17.95, 978-1-77164-096-1), Ken Thompson investigates an array of invasive and natural species to determine how much we really need to fear alien invaders, such as the tamarisk. If we were to ask, “Where do camels belong today? If we reintroduced camels into the US, would they be considered native or invasive? How would they affect the other native species?” Unfortunately for Titanotylopus, the camels that were living in North America went extinct about 8,000 years ago. ![]() ![]() ![]() They eventually spread to South America, Africa, and Asia-places we think of when we consider where camels thrive today. ![]() “Ken Thompson’s fascinating and highly readable book takes us on a tour of the way that ecologists have made invasive species public enemies without any good basis.”Ĭamels evolved in North America 40 million years ago, and the largest camel that ever lived, the Titanotylopus, made its home in Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, and Arizona. ![]()
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