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Exotic
Exotic
Has been responible for the extinction of over 8 different mamals .Has been detremental to
a variety of species in Great lakes region .Has caused the extinction of certain birds, plants
and small mammals has done millions of dollars worth of destruction done to property and
farmland
Invasive insects
Invasive insects:
Can also cause drastic changes habitat
Can endanger animal species. For example certain insects eat other insects that
could be food for birds or small rodents
Can spread unique geographical diseases
1. Invasive Animals :
Invasive animals are often introduce to an area for the purpose of pest
control.
Invasive animals are hard to predict and ultimately become a problem themselves
For example five cats were brought to South Africa for a mouse problem. Five cats
turned into 3400 cats and endangered the bird population.
Invasive plants:
Usually come From overseas and are usually exotic looking or have unique
qualities. Such as Drought intolerance or are extremely fast growing.
They can be dangerous to native plants and search and kill other plants. (example
mile-a-minute, purple loosestrife, and kudzu)
They reproduce in high numbers and spread very extensively and well.
100 million dollars spent to control invasive plants.
exotic species :