In 1960, the WHO parachuted cats into Borneo to fix a problem it had created by spraying DDT. The insecticide killed the cats' prey and caused a rat infestation. The cat drop shows how human interventions can have unforeseen consequences for nature and people. #OperationCatDrop #DDT #Borneo https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/times-humans-messed-with-nature-and-it-backfired?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes
#operationcatdrop #ddt #borneo