Category Archives: invasive non-native species

Exotic pets can be a danger to native wildlife

Posted on March 28, 2018 by NatureScot

Pets that are released, or escape, into the wild can be a danger to our native wildlife. The European Union has placed some of the worst offenders a list of invasive alien species of concern. Stan Whitaker, our non-native species … Continue reading →

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Invasive non-native species and why we intervene

Posted on March 7, 2017 by NatureScot

To be blunt, invasive non-native species damage our environmental economy and health.  Stan Whitaker, SNH’s Policy & Advice Manager for Ecosystems & Biodiversity, explains further. In conserving threatened species, we have to focus our limited resources on those where we … Continue reading →

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