Help protect the environment from the impacts of invasive non-native species!
What are invasive non-native species?
Over 2,000 plants and animals have been introduced to Britain from all over the world by people. These are known as non-native species.
Most are harmless but around 10-15% become invasive non-native species which spread and have a harmful impact. Invasive non-native species:
- are one of the top five drivers of global biodiversity loss
- threaten the survival of native wildlife and damage our natural ecosystems
- cost the British economy nearly £2 billion a year
- can even harm our health and interfere with activities we enjoy
Introduced grey squirrels are classed as invasive species due to their negative impacts on native red squirrels and tree health.
Find out more: https://www.nonnativespecies.org/what-can-i-do/invasive-species-week