Invasive: Tending to intrude or encroach
When I was first introduced about the invasive and exotic species in this course. I didn’t think they where actually that important and relevant to our ecosystem.
I used to think: MEAN PEOPLE ARE KILLING ANIMALS AND NATURE!
Funny thing is that they were actually doing my environment a favor. Experts on invasive species were actually trying to control an outrage.
The invasive species of flora and fauna can affect the balance in nature. Like a wise man once said “ everything in excess is bad”. Too much of something can be bad, personally and also in nature. I learned about certain animals and plants that have spread like crazy around this area, they have also been hard to get rid off, making our environment struggle.
Some invasive species:
Tegu
Caribbean Crazy ants
The cane toad
Catfish
Monkeys
Monk parakeets
Iguanas
Melaleuca Trees
Cuban tree frog
Nile lizard
Elephant ear plant
Chinese tallow tree
Camphor tree
Also some invasive species can over populate so much that in can cause certain changes in the environment. For example: Burmese python.
The cause why pythons gave become so popular and invasive is because
People no longer wish to care for their pythons (pets). Pythons have grown too large to be kept in their houses, owners have been known to release their pets into the wild rather than have them re-homed or even humanely euthanized.
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