Every now and then we happen to talk about the IAS, the invasive alien species. Also previously known as invasive alien speciesthese are both animal and plant species that are introduced into countries where they would not be native and which, thanks to their adaptive abilities, have settled and reproduced so much as to create problems for the local fauna and vegetation.
What is meant by invasive alien species?
As we were saying, invasive alien species are animals or plants not native to that country which, voluntarily or accidentally introduced into the territory, end up colonizing it, often damaging and displacing the local native species.
These species, in fact, tend to:
Let’s think, for example, about red-eared turtlesthe Trachemys scripta elegans (and cousins) which have greatly reduced the population of our marsh turtles, the Emys orbicularis. Or let’s also think about all the damage that the blue crab is doing: in addition to decimating fish and local fauna because it is very voracious, it also ruins the fishermen’s nets and equipment. But there are also other examples of harmful invasive alien species: the Asian wasp, the Asian bug, gray squirrels… (READ also: There are no more clams due to the blue crab awakened by the heat)
What is the law governing invasive alien species?
So, i regulations that talk about invasive alien species are:
List of invasive alien animal species
Going to see thelist of invasive alien animal speciesamong the best known animals we find:
List of invasive alien plant species
And here are some of the plant species listed:
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