Comment by king_zee
3 hours ago
Is this safe? I hope it doesn't affect the ecology in worse ways we won't foresee, it has happened before
3 hours ago
Is this safe? I hope it doesn't affect the ecology in worse ways we won't foresee, it has happened before
In the FAQ they discuss how in most of its range this particular species is invasive, feeds almost exclusively on humans, and is not believed to be a major food source for predators.
It's impossible to prove this (or really anything in human health/global ecology) is safe. We cannot reliably predict what the true short and long term outcomes will be, but by and large, this seems like one of the less unsafe ecological modification projects based on the underlying technology.