Invasive Species
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT IS AN INVASIVE SPECIES
- Invasive species can be plants or animals
- An invasive species is a plant or animal that is not wanted
- Nile perch
- Black rat
- Tiger mosquito
An invasive species, also known as an exotic or nuisance species, is an organism or plant that is introduced into a new environment, where it is not native
Photo by gbohne
INVASIVE SPECIES, PLANTS EDITION
- Air potato
- Common buckthorn
- Canada thistle
- Golden bamboo
- Russian olive
WHOMIS CAUSING THE PROBLEM?
- Most species are brought from human activity
- Some species travel to places on their own
WHEN IT IS OCCURING
- This problem is occurring all the time
- It's also occurring all over the place
- When people come over on ships everyday bringing species
Photo by @Doug88888
WHY DOES IT OCUR
- This problem occurs because..
- People want a new and exotic pet,
- And when they can't hold it anymore they set it free
Photo by Sebastian Niedlich (Grabthar)
DEALING WITH IT
- Create effective mechanisms to stop them
- Create moniterating systems to track them
- Move rapidly to stop them in their tracks
- These solutions would stop the problem
- Before it became a problem
Photo by Ben Cooper
ANIMAL IMPACTED BY INVASIVE SPECIES
- Mauritian Palm
- Scientists are cloning the palm hoping to make more
Photo by Kalexanderson
