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The so-called trash animal has long suffered at the hands of angry Americans who can’t handle a little competition from prairie dogs, coyotes, Canada geese, or carp. Yet we tend to idolize the animals that we’ve driven to endangerment. Dave Johnson is the co-editor of a new book called , an essay anthology about “nature’s filthy, feral, invasive and unwanted species.”
Some species of animals, especially unloved invasive species like pigeons and carp are so reviled they’re regarded as trash. Dave Johnson, co-editor of a new book of essays called , an essay anthology, joins host Steve Curwood to discuss how humans treat their co-inhabitors.