[ WP ] In an effort to eradicate disease , the government engineers super frogs to exterminate mosquitoes , with unintended consequences .

`` This is the dumbest plan I've ever heard,'' the Secretary General of the United Nations said, with a scoff. 
 
 Dr. Rosenberg was undeterred. He flipped to his next slide. `` I can understand your skepticism, sir, but please hear me out. The genetically engineered frogs achieved their stated aim of eliminating mosquitoes, so the program can be seen as a major success. There was only one minor miscalculation.'' 
 
 `` One minor miscalculation? You genetically engineered the frogs to all be female so that they would n't breed out of control. *Frogs*! Has no one here ever seen Jurassic Park?'' The Secretary General was openly scornful now. 
 
 Dr. Rosenberg cleared his throat, then continued, `` Well, yes, as you can see on this slide, the frog population grew out of control, eventually out-competing and wiping out the native fauna in pretty much every biome they were found in. As you know, sir, the frogs ended up devastating the ecology of North America and South America, as well as much of Australia and southern Africa.'' 
 
 `` Yes, indeed. The United States ended up collapsing due to the invasion of the super frogs! The United States! Frogs!'' The Secretary General emphasized every word by banging his fist against the table. 
 
 `` Which is why we've come up with Project Falcon, sir,'' Dr. Rosenberg said, as he flipped to the next slide. `` Genetically engineered birds of prey will be released into the affected areas, to eat the frogs and decimate their populations. Eventually, the frogs will be wiped out, and we'll be able to re-establish civilization in the affected areas.'' 
 
 `` And do none of you eggheads see the flaw in this plan? What do we do to get rid of the super birds now?'' 
 
 `` We have indeed thought of that, sir. May I present Project Feline, genetically engineered cats, altered to become much larger. They'll hunt the birds down and wipe them out.'' 
 
 `` And then, how do we take out the cats?'' 
 
 `` Project Canine, sir.'' 
 
 `` And the dogs?'' 
 
 `` Project Ursa.'' 
 
 `` That's bears, is it? How do we get rid of the super bears then?'' 
 
 Dr. Rosenberg looked uncomfortable, and said, `` Well, sir, that's where we hit a bit of a snag. In the wild, you see, bears are apex predators. They have no natural enemies. So we decided to genetically engineer a bear-specific disease, which will wipe them out in just a few years.'' 
 
 The Secretary General paused to consider this, `` Well... it does n't sound completely stupid. How does the disease spread?'' 
 
 Dr. Rosenberg cleared his throat. `` Ahem... well, you see, it turns out the disease needs a live vector to spread it. We tried using fleas and rodents, but it turns out there's only one vector that's both numerous and active enough to spread the disease effectively.'' 
 
 `` Do n't tell me...'' 
 
 `` Yes sir... mosquitoes.'' 
 
 The Secretary General glared at Rosenberg. `` This is the dumbest plan I've ever heard.''
