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www.animal.blogspot.com
www.pinterest.com
www.true-wildlife.blogspot.com
www.playfulkitty.net

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- Mechanical
- Trapping wild hog
- Chemical
- Poison: Pesticide
- Biological
- Introduce Carp to control the hydrilla plant
- Ecological
- Introducing fire back into an ecosystem that evolved with fire

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The Controversy in Management of Feral Cats

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The Controversy in Management of Feral Cats

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- Unlike pythons and lion fish, humans have a bond with cats as domestic pets
- Just killing them all is unethical in some people's eyes

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Economic and Environmental Impact of Invasive Feral Cats

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Economic and Environmental Impact of Invasive Feral Cats

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- They eat a large amount of native bird species which can dramatically effect local bird populations
- People have to spend a large amount of money trying to control their populations through procedures that would spay/neuter them

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Ecological and Environmental Impact of Lion Fish

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Ecological and Environmental Impact of Lion Fish

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- They have no natural predators
- They're covered in poisonous spines making them impossible to be predated by other animals
- They increase competition for food
- They decrease diversity by predating on fish ---> The animals who evolved to eat those fish have a decreased food supply and begin to die off.

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Ecological and Environmental Impact of the Burmese Python in Florida

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Ecological and Environmental Impact of the Burmese Python in Florida

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- No natural predators, so there's no natural way to control the species size
- They consume food that other animals need, increasing competition.
- The species is able to keep growing while their competitors have to fight for food and against the animals that predate them
- They eat alligator eggs, and some can eat a young adults
- Alligators are a key stone species

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How did Burmese Pythons get introduced to Florida?

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How did Burmese Pythons get introduced to Florida?

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They are brought from South America and sold as pets. When they get too big people realize "Oh shoot I can't feed my snake a small goat" and release them into the wild.

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1)  Define "Invasive Species"

2) Describe, in detail, the characteristics that most invasive species share.

3) How did Burmese Pythons get introduced to Florida?

4) Describe, in detail, the ecological and environmental impact of Burmese Pythons in Florida

5)  Describe, in detail, the ecological and environmental impact of Lion Fish in Florida

6) Describe the economic and environmental impact of invasive feral cats.

7) Describe the management of invasive feral cats be controversial.

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2- Characteristics that Invasive species share:

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2- Characteristics that Invasive species share:

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A species non-native to an ecosystem and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm.