[bee_rider]

I don't think we need to read this as misanthropy, necessarily.

> By any definition humans are an invasive species. Unfortunately killing our fellow humans has been a competitive sport from time immemorial.

Perhaps the point that we, to, are an invasive species is intended to inspire a bit of compassion within us for the hogs, toads, rabbits and whatever else.

I'm not sure how much I agree -- the invasive hogs really are damaging to the ecosystem. Though, manually going out to shoot them seems like a questionable means of controlling the population. And they should be killed as mercifully as other species -- they didn't ask to be invasive, after all.