I thought "oh those little piggies are so cute" then I could almost smell the bacon frying, but the piggies were still cute. I just have to keep them off my mind when I am eating bacon, I'm sure the smell will help with that.

Thanks Donna. I've lived down here since 1973 and I have seen a lot of destruction of the environment but there are still some unspoiled areas out there.

It's not always because of development or population of people but the animals themselves. The Burmese pythons that some stupid human once released into the Everglades are decimating small mammals and birds. I read an article in the Smithsonian about this. They have found 23 different kinds of birds inside the pythons, they've been seen eating fawns, and any mammal that goes near the water is being taken by these apex predators. Couple that with the alligators who eat the same things and are also apex predators. They are paying people to kill the pythons and they say they'll never be able to kill them all so they are putting GPS tracking devices on the females in hopes they will lead them to the nests which they destroy. If I were a deer and fawns are getting eaten by both predators, I'd high-tail it out of there. Problem is, two Burmese pythons have been seen 12 miles off the coast, so where will they land? It's a terrible situation. It's like my yard right now; I've put out feeders and there are no birds coming and there are so few squirrels which isn't normal. It's almost eerie. It's because there is now a healthy population of hawks are hanging around and take birds right off the feeders and then of course squirrels. The birds know the hawks are there and my feeders aren't near bushes they can hide in. An adult hawk's only enemy is a Great Horned Owl. Fishers were re-introduced to CT and they also can decimate a small mammal population too and they can climb trees so squirrels, raccoons, and other tree climbers aren't even safe that way. I'm just saying that there are multiple factors for why you aren't seeing as many animals, if at all. So, the alligators and pythons travel to one body of water to another and it doesn't matter to them if they go through yards or woods. Both will eat pets also so that's a bonus for them. Apex predators proliferate and only humans can control them. In Texas there are areas where the wild hogs are a problem too and even attack people sometimes. They keep reproducing like crazy too and they mess up farms like you see in the video.

Thanks Mark

Thanks Karen

Thanks Corey, I appreciate that.

I was surprised at that myself.