DALE’S MAILBAG

Q: ‘‘ Your reader [ Saul Lipsistic’s] view on invasives was only partly correct. [ Native Americans] had domesticated wolves before the Europeans came. Corn is a New World grain, peccaries are New World pigs and, of course, we had bison ( New World cattle). It all depends on what type of plant and animal communities we wish to support and sustain. Since we cannot rid our country of invasives, if we deem them harmful, then let’s control them to the best of our abilities.’’ — John Kudia, Orland Park A: I think Kudia’s last sentence captured the core. I also would suggest we consider more carefully than we have the introduction of non- native species, plant or animal.