Alpha predators like brown bears kill so few humans that they aren't worth the e...

jfb on July 16, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The World’s Last Worm: A Dreaded Disease Nears Era...

Alpha predators like brown bears kill so few humans that they aren't worth the effort to chase down and exterminate (see Monster Of God by David Quammen). The real monsters are mosquitos and the disease bearing organisms they vector.