Biological invasions can cause severe animal suffering

Biological invasions occur when organisms such as animals and plants are introduced by people to regions of the world where they do not naturally occur. In these new locations, these organisms are ...

Measuring the negative impacts of biological invasions on animal welfare

Increases in global trade and travel are causing animal and plant species to be more frequently introduced to regions of the ...
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Alien plants and animals have cost Europe over $1.5 trillion, study finds

Alien plants and animals cost Europe over $1.5 trillion in the last six decades, according to a new study, indicating the global economic impact of such species could be several times higher than ...
WNCT

Cats classified as ‘invasive alien species’ by scientific institute

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A respected Polish scientific institute has classified domestic cats as an “invasive alien species,” citing the damage they cause to birds and other wildlife. Some cat lovers ...
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Biological invasions : economic and environmental costs of alien plant, animal, and microbe species / edited by David Pimentel

Introduction: Nonnative species in the world / David Pimentel -- The impacts of alien plants in Australia / Richard H. Groves -- Environmental and economic costs of invertebrate invasions in Australia ...

Exotic cat breeding, future ownership banned in B.C. as of May 1

The new rules designate cats including servals, ocelots and European and African wildcats as controlled alien species.
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Banning breeding, future ownership of exotic cats

B.C. is moving forward with changes to the Controlled Alien Species Regulation (CASR) under the Wildlife Act that ban the ...