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Title: Alien Invasion Hits UK
Post by: Mike on Oct 13, 2008, 10:04:59

Sorry couldn't resist...... :lol:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2008/alieninvaders/

Title: Aliens flood into UK waters
Post by: Rick on Oct 15, 2008, 16:13:25

Two of the UK's worst aquatic invasive species are set to meet.

Scientists believe that the ranges of the plague-carrying non-native crayfish and the fierce Chinese mitten crab are beginning to overlap.

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7575744.stm

Title: Re: Alien Invasion Hits UK
Post by: Mike on Oct 15, 2008, 16:14:49

I'd sure hate to have a bad dose of fierce Chinese mitten crabs ! :o

Title: Re: Alien Invasion Hits UK
Post by: Rick on Oct 15, 2008, 16:17:11

I've a friend who works for the NHM answering letters from the public to the entomology department. Apparently, most (more than 99%) of the reports of "alien" species they receive turn out to be native species...

Title: Alien invaders: The next generation
Post by: Rick on Oct 16, 2008, 17:24:44

"We are sitting on a bit of time bomb," says the RSPB's Graham Madge.

"New species are becoming established all the time and some have the potential to take hold and accelerate: we've got a watchlist of species that could potentially cause devastation."

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7573529.stm

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Astronomy => In the Media... => Topic started by: Mike on Oct 13, 2008, 10:04:59