ContrarianAgrarian on Nostr: This was a crazy read. Resentment that trout fishing was allegedly an elitist ...

This was a crazy read. Resentment that trout fishing was allegedly an elitist activity compelled this guy to spend decades smuggling and releasing invasive species of fish, forever altering New Zealand’s aquatic ecosystem

quoting note17ad…398w

TIL a British communist in New Zealand released 15,000+ invasive fish using his Ford Zephyr he’d converted with fish tanks. He permanently damaged waterways and ecosystems

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/118845051/the-liberator-how-one-mans-15000-pest-fish-changed-new-zealands-waterways
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d265ga/til_a_british_communist_in_new_zealand_released/