South America’s nutria, one of the worst invasive species in US wetlands

Sunday, August 2nd 2009 - 11:34 UTC

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Billions of dollars are spent every year in the United States in an attempt to control invasive species. Plants and animals brought legally and illegally into the US have created extensive damage to the ecosystem and the economy. Read full article

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john baugher
COSTING $120 BILLION per YEAR!!!???? That is a LOT OF MONEY each and every year. If true, these “invasive” plants and animals need some more attention. How can we ignore this? What can we do? Write congressmen! Request action!
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Bubba
200 million, Obama has that in spare change.
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