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♤ Loss of Biodiversity
♤ Decline of Native Species (Endemics).
♤ Habitat Loss
♤ Introduced pathogens reduce crop and stock yields
♤ Degradation of marine and freshwater ecosystems
This biological invasion constitutes the greatest threat to biodiversity, and it has already had devastating consequences for the planet and challenges for the conservation managers.
Are black rhinos really black?
No, black rhinos are not black at all. The species probably derives its name as a distinction from the white rhino (which is not white at all either) or from the dark-colored local soil that often covers its skin after wallowing in mud.
1. A new invasive gall forming insect of Eucalyptus in Southern India.
♤ Leptocybe invasa - a new insect pest detected from few pockets of coastal Tamil Nadu and it has spread to peninsular India.
♤ It is a tiny wasp that forms leaf and stem galls in Eucalyptus.
2. Crazy ant
3. Giant African snail
4. Myna
5. Gold Fish
6. Pigeon
7. Donkey
8. House Gecko
9. Tilapia