My husband and I honeymooned in Hawaii over 40 years ago. We have had the privilege in the last decade, of returning to the Hawaiian islands and visiting many of the Caribbean islands.
When we returned to Hawaii after four decades, there was an addition to the islands – chickens! Everywhere. Tens of thousands. At sunrise all you heard was the cock-a-doodle-do of the roosters. We saw and heard the same on many of the Caribbean islands.
Authentic Question Number One: Why? (Hint – Hurricanes)
Hurricanes caused many farm animals to get out of farmyards. The larger animals were rounded up after the storms passed. But not all of the chickens. So now the islands are full of chickens.
Authentic Question Number Two: Why are the chickens thriving? (Hint – natural predators or lack there of) Are the chickens good or bad for the islands? Is there an ecological impact? Economic? So many authentic directions to go with this.
In another vein, pythons were somehow released into the Florida Everglades. This has been a disaster. Natural predators? Ecological Impact? Economic Impact? What is being done about the pythons?
To end on a lighter note, every time my husband and I ate chicken on these trips, we looked at each other with raised eyebrows…
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