The Alberta Rat War
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Alberta's Eradication of the Rat
Alberta's eradication of the rat. Is the kind of thing that was happening all over north america in the decade after the second world war. Just more extreme, let me explain. In the late 19 forties, western govern es had recently ended the depression, wiped out poleo and taken down the notses. It was the high water mark for humanity's faith in the government's ability to achieve things. They were doing stuff. And of that stuff that they were doing was agricultural. Specifically, encouraging the use of a whole new class of chemicals,. Insecticites, vermacites, to protect crops and live stock - even though they didn't yet fully understand their impact
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