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[–] sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Then Cortez finished the job when he explored from Florida to Texas. He also introduced wild hogs to the continent, which introduced trichinella parasites to native fauna. Truly one of the most ecologically destructive events in the past thousand years.