For this chapter I will be focusing on five species, which are so common in some areas that they are often not thought of being, and invasive species. Animals and plants alike, some species are so common that they are often overlooked as invaders. This is especially common for plants that we see used for landscaping purposes or see in the wild frequently; an animals that we see every day on farms, kept as pets, or commercialized!
For More information:
Bull Frog https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?speciesid=71 https://www.fws.gov/fisheries/ans/erss/highrisk/ERSS-Lithobates-catesbeianus-final-February2018.pdf https://www.fs.usda.gov/r4 Water hyacinth https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/waterhyacinth.shtml http://www.tsusinvasives.org/home/database/eichhornia-crassipes https://www.se-eppc.org/manual/EICR.html Feral Pig https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage/operational-activities/feral-swine https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/wildboar.shtml http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive-species/publications/factsheet-feral-pig-sus-scrofa Walking Catfish https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/five-facts-walking-catfish-in-florida/ http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/freshwater/nonnatives/walking-catfish/ http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoff-burg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Clarius_batrachus.html Feral Cat http://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Feral-Cats.pdf https://abcbirds.org/threat/cats-and-other-invasives/ http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive-species/publications/factsheet-feral-cat-felis-catus
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