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Episode: Invasive species threaten ecosystems according to new report
Description: Scientists have been checking records dating back decades to examine how the spread of wildlife around the globe is having an impact on existing ecosystems.
They say 3,500 of the species that have invaded new environments are detrimental. In 2019, they found that spreading insects, marine animals, and other species into new habitats was one of the top drivers of biodiversity loss.
Professor Peter Stoett, the report’s co-author and Dean of Ontario Tech University’s Social Sciences, says the harmful impact of the invasion of alien species can be seen during the catastrophic wildfires in Hawaii in August.
He says: “There's a very...