'Rapid Response' Scheme to Fight Newly-Arrived Foreign Species That Threaten Our Native Wildlife
Linked as:
Summary
NEW measures were launched yesterday by the Government to tackle the threat that invasive foreign plants and animals pose to the country's wildlife and economy.
Non-native species such as the purple Himalayan balsam plant and the American mink are claimed to do enormous damage to native wildlife in Wales and the rest of the UK and cost an estimated pounds 2bn a year to tackle.See the full content of this document
Extract
'Rapid Response' Scheme to Fight Newly-Arrived Foreign Species That Threaten Our Native Wildlife
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) claims climate change will worsen the problem, with more species expected to arrive in Britain as temperatures rise and cause plants and animals to migrate.
The strategy ann...See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
