Invasive Animal Species

Invasive Animal Species — page 1
What are invasive species Invasive species are plants and animals that do not belong in the ecosystems in which they now live This book is about invasive animals that were taken from one part of the world to live in another Sometimes these animal strangers arrived on ships by accident Some were introduced by farmers to eat animals or insects that caused damage to crops Others were brought to new homes as pets Invasive animals eat the foods that native animals need to survive causing the numbers of some native animals to decrease until they become endangered Endangered animals are in danger of dying out in the wild or places that are not controlled by people Find out what problems invasive starlings can cause see pages 20 21 Where and why are these cute bunnies invasive See page 13 Why are red eared slider turtles not good pets See page 23 4