How To Protect Invasive Species

The world is under attack; by aliens from our own planet. These aliens are known as invasive species. Government agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have identified invasive species as living organisms that are not native to an ecosystem and their introduction can cause harm to the environment, infrastructure, and people. When these creatures are in their natural ecosystem they can be held in check by predators and other organisms that have evolved to deal with them. Without these opponents invasive species can and will cause economic and biological damage to the area they are introduced to. Invasive species can affect anyone and anything and they must

This program design creates the national plan for invasive species management by prioritizing resource allocation toward targeting those invasive species that cause the greatest cost in the form of monetary damage. This method will use the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s estimates for economic losses caused by invasive species (Pimentel, Zuniga, and Morrison, 2005). Such costs include the cost to repair damaged infrastructure such as water systems and power grids, the loss of food crops outcompeted by invasive species, and lost local income when invasive species decimate

An article states, “If they do manage to survive in the wild, domesticated animals take resources from native species,” (Pesky Pets, paragraph 4). This exemplifies the damage that invasive species cause to native plants and animals. An invasive plant could poison native animals, which would unbalance the ecosystem. Some may believe that if humans step in they will cause even more unbalance. However, this is not a credible statement because those people are not taking account of the amount of disturbance that will occur if we don’t do anything. The amount of damage will be miniscule to the amount of damage that would be upon the ecosystem if nothing is done. Therefore, humans must take action before any harm falls upon the native plants and

Influence on ecosystems range from human causes like the bulldozing of a forest to natural causes like a fire or a flood.  In recent times, the introduction and spread of invasive species has transformed native communities rapidly and, in some cases, created irreversible damages.  In the Earth’s history, changes have often occurred in the ecosystems.  For example, glaciers and the retreat of glaciers cause wide-spread changes.  However, although change is a constant in ecosystems, animals and habitats often cannot adapt to the rapid alterations of non-natural stresses.  Harm to the environment from the introduction of invasive species occurs through changes in the habitat and declines in the native species.  Invasive species

Imagine that Hawaii the tropical 50th state is losing all of it’s natural animal species because either animals had to migrate here or be brought over here by humans for a purpose which causes new or exotic invasive species to kill off many of the local endemic animals on Hawaii. Hawaii has lost many native animal species, including bird, reptile, and mammal species due to the very dangerous invading animals that cause countless problems such as predation, environmental harm, or human health issues. Throughout the years, many native animals are declining because of many reasons and that is why preserving Hawaiian species is a worldwide problem. The purpose of this paper is to share the history of why most of these animals are endangered through factual evidence.

With the environment, as one of the most commonly discussed topics today, invasive species are often included in these discussions. However, many seem to participate in these conversations with limited background on the topic. It seems that non-native species are unfairly given the title of ‘invasive’ for a variety of reasons which I plan to explore. As a starting point, it is important to understand the various titles that are allocated to non-native species that have been introduced into a new ecosystem. Under the umbrella of non-native species, there are multiple classifications given to wildlife found in a region different from where the species originates. The broadest of these classifications is non-native or exotic. Non-native is very much a cut and dried description; the species is found in an area that it is not native to. Beyond non-native is established exotic. A species can be distinguished as established exotic if it is first considered a non-native species, then can establish a breeding population. In short, this means that the species must not only be new to an environment, but can then survive and succeed as a species in that environment. Last, there is invasive. To be considered an invasive species, the species must fit three criteria: one, the species is not native to the environment it is found in. Two, the species has been able to reproduce and has created a viable breeding population in the new environment. And finally, the species has begun to cause

Plants and animals are being threatened by the human race every single day. David S. Wilcove states in his article, "Only about 15% of the known species in the United States have been studied in sufficient detail to determine whether or not they are imperiled" (Wilcove). As little as "16,000 species," Craig Kasnoff wrote, "are on the endangered species list" (Kasnoff). Some of these are in the United States, where we live. It seems as though people do not feel it is their problem to deal with, when most definitely it is. Human beings in the world are not doing enough for endangered plants and animals because they are not enforcing the Endangered Species Act, polluting the air, and hunting in endangered habitats.

According to the Invasive Species Advisory committee, (Committe, 2006), the term, “invasive species” relates to the establishment of a non-native species in an ecosystem. Furthermore, the presence of these species is likely to cause deleterious effects to the economy, environmental or human health. However, this characterization is sometimes contradicted as some non-native species seem to be beneficial either ecologically, economically, or esthetically, in the ecosystems to which they were introduced ( Definitions Subcommittee of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee, 2006). These alien species can include various organisms such as a plants, animal, fungus or bacteria.

Humans are the reason why we’re dealing with invasive species, and why we should fix this problem. Imagine being an owner of Burmese python. You obviously adore the little guy---well, not so little---but your parents don’t. And from their kindness of their heart, they release your python into the wild instead of killing it. And the place they released your python is the Everglades, which many others did exactly what your parents did. But the thing is, that was a really bad idea. This Burmese python could cause---and probably already has---a lot of harm. These are some threats they could commit: 1) Praying on native species, 2) Out-competing native species for food or other resources, 3) Preventing native species from reproducing or killing

Invasive Species have caused great problems throughout the years to the environment and also to the people. Getting rid of them are also a challenge. There are three basic methods: Manual, biological, and chemical. One method may be an easier choice than the other depending on what type of invasive species you are dealing with or what gender you are.

Throughout the nation countless wars are being waged, with battle lines drawn in backyards and forward positions established in public parks. The enemy is at once elusive and pervasive, spreading silently through our fragile ecosystems and wreaking havoc wherever they arrive. The threat posed by the propagation of invasive species continues to grow graver with each passing year, as non-native pest plants and animals usurp the territory of Australian wildlife, deplete precious resources, and endanger the very survival of entire communities. Consider the term invasive species, which has been applied to non-native species like the cane toad, fire ant, myna bird, red fox and wild rabbit, and it becomes quite clear that, as The Nature Conservancy's Global Invasive Species Initiative stated in 2006, "these invasions pose one of the most significant, but least addressed, international threats to biodiversity, human health, livelihoods, local cultures and national economies."

At the Fort Snelling State park, there are several aquatic and terrestrial invasive species. We need to eliminate and reduce their reproduction as soon as possible. By the way, what do we mean by invasive species? They are plants and animals that are not native to Minnesota. Zebra mussels, new species of Silver Carp, and Eurasian Watermilfoil as typical examples of invasive species in the park, which make headache in Mississippi and Minnesota River. Until a stable balance is reached, healthy and balanced ecosystem keep this balance through several limiting factors, which can restrict and regulate the size or range of species such as natural climate, geography, presence or absence of predators. However, these invasive species are accidentally

Are Invasive Species good for us and the environment? No, they are not, Invasive Species may cause many damages not only including the environment but also us. This essay will argue that humans need to take action to solve the problem because Invasive Species cause miserable endings. If humans don’t do something about Invasive Species, we can all be in danger. According to environmentalscience.org, “Some are transported to new places and established intentionally, but with unforeseen consequences” (Hill 2018).

A steward is someone who manages someone else’s property, possessions, or financial affairs. We have the responsibility to be good stewards of God’s earth. All creation has a place and an order made by God, and we should keep it that way. This includes keeping invasive and exotic species from causing other species to go extinct. As a Christian, one of the easiest things I can do to help stop the spread of invasive species is pray. I can pray for the people that are figuring out ways to stop it. I can pray that others would help in the fight against invasive species. And I most definitely can pray that the invasive species would just stop spreading. As Christians, God told us to rule over every living creature. That means that it’s our job to

Invasive species are those that normally live and thrive in a particular community. Non-Native species lives outside of its native range which has arrived there by human activity.