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Now when nile perch was introduced [into lake victoria], i don't think enough research was done; maybe it was done, maybe it was not. but nile perch is a huge fish. so it ate all the little fish, and it grew into a monster which the local people could not fish with their little boats and their little nets.
-Wangari Maathai
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Now When Nile Perch Was Introduced [into

Wangari Maathai
Now when nile perch was introduced [into lake victoria], i don't think enough research was done; maybe it was done, maybe it was not. but nile perch is a huge fish. so it ate all the little fish, and it grew into a monster which the local people could not fish with their little boats and their little nets.
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