Prepare
for Invasion: Natural England Publishes
New Forecast on the Non-Native Animals
Threatening to Take Hold (May 22, 2009) Natural England.
To mark International Biodiversity Day 2009, Natural England published a major
report (Horizon
Scanning for New Invasive Non-Native Animal Species in England)
identifying the potential for a number of non-native animal species to increase
in number in England and become invasive. Non-native species pose one of the
biggest threats to England's
natural biodiversity and ecosystems. Of 161 species evaluated, 84 were categorised
as medium to high risk in terms of the likelihood of their becoming invasive
and the disruption they could have on our natural environment and native wildlife.
