Comments on: St. John Creatures: What Happened to the Mongoose Dem?

By: gerald

gerald — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:08:47 +0000

Thanks for the explanation, Ed. I’ve seen a lot of traps, but none with mongoose in them and haven’t noticed any lately, but I see from the comments that they’re still with us.

By: Ed Gibney

Ed Gibney — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:59:16 +0000

There are fewer but there’re not gone. But if you half the numbers but leave the food supply the same the remaining animals don’t need to hunt as agressively. Hence the increase in bush fowl, iguanas etc.

By: Pia

Pia — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 01:49:52 +0000

I must see at least 5 a day – every day !!

By: Uslight

Uslight — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:10:40 +0000

In March we saw several- at least 3- in fairly public places, and one of them actually was in the back parking lot at Mongoose Junction. Another near the Anneberg parking lot. Another in Coral Bay.
Also saw one on St. Thomas, exploring the trash at the far end of Magens.

By: patrick

patrick — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 01:43:50 +0000

I still see them all the time. I always take North shore from Coral going and coming, In fact here on Bordeaux they are always eating the chicken eggs. Things seem to be in balance. There’s plenty of rain forest chickens running around.

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:57:28 +0000

Interesting observation; I have not been on St John for almost three years, but we saw several then.