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Related: About this forum'Alien' wildlife in Europe wreaks €12bn damage a year, study shows
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/21/alien-wildlife-europe-damageA red swamp crayfish. 'Alien' species cost the European economy 12bn a year, a study shows. Photograph: FLPA/Alamy
Animals and plants brought to Europe from other parts of the world are a bigger-than-expected threat to health and the environment costing at least 12bn (£10bn) a year, according to a study published on Thursday.
More than 10,000 "alien" species have gained a foothold in Europe, from Asian tiger mosquitoes to North American ragweed, and at least 1,500 are known to be harmful, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said.
"In many areas, ecosystems are weakened by pollution, climate change and fragmentation. Alien species invasions are a growing pressure on the natural world which are extremely difficult to reverse," said Jacqueline McGlade, head of the EEA.
Introduced species that suddenly thrive in a new home in Europe, including parakeets from Africa or water hyacinth from the Amazon, were estimated to cost Europe at least 12bn a year, according to the 118-page study.
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'Alien' wildlife in Europe wreaks €12bn damage a year, study shows (Original Post)
xchrom
Feb 2013
OP
Oh, sure. Humans are the only ones that have the right to populate the planet. nt
Xipe Totec
Feb 2013
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Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)1. Oh, sure. Humans are the only ones that have the right to populate the planet. nt
formercia
(18,479 posts)2. How's that Globalization workin' out for ya'?
I guess they haven't figured out that Crayfish are edible.
Botany
(70,552 posts)3. Invasive species are a real problem