Many species of plants and animals may seem attractive, but looks can be deceiving. Various kinds of plants and animals are brought in each state intentionally or accidentally. They are introduced intentionally by people for specific purposes such as to serve as pets or to fulfill the responsibilities of native species. They could also be introduced accidentally, because of increasing trade, by ocean voyaging ships, or other means. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an organism is considered an invasive species when it causes ecological and economic harm in a new environment where it is not native. Invasive species could be plants, animals, pathogens or even seeds and eggs of organisms. Invasive species
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One example is the Indian mongoose. The invasive Indian mongoose is a carrier of rabies. Rabies is a disease that affects the central nervous system. There is no cure and most of the time it is fatal. It is spread through contact with the saliva of an infected animal (americanhumane.org). Luckily, Hawaii is the only state that is rabies free and this is maintained up to date because of the current law which requires cats, dogs, and carnivores to complete a 120-day or 5-day-or-less rabies quarantine and the entire cost of the rabies quarantine program need to be paid by the users of the quarantine facility. Additionally, invasive rats in are a threat to the human health. They carry more than forty harmful diseases such as leptospirosis, murine typhus, etc. Leptospirosis is a disease that is transmitted from animals to people when they come in contact with urine from infected animals from stream water or mud. From 1907 until 2007, at least thirty-two deaths have occurred due to leptospirosis acquired in the Hawaiian Islands (removeratsrestorehawaii.org). Murine typhus is a disease caused by a bacterium that rats carry and it can be transferred to people when they are bitten by fleas that have fed on infected rats. Five to six cases have occurred each year in Hawaii, although there were forty-seven cases reported in 2002, and thirty-eight in 2003. Another example is the …show more content…
As days go by and this issue on invasive species does not get resolved quickly, older generations will not be able to show the future generations about the native Hawaiian species because they could become extinct by then. The older generations will only be able to educate or tell the future generations about them through a story. Hopefully, the efforts of certain existing foundations and institutions in Hawaii such as the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, High School Hikers Environmental Conservation Opportunity, etc., is reducing the amount of invasive species in Hawaii. Invasive species endanger the natural resources in an ecosystem, as well as threaten human use of these resources. It is necessary to conserve native species because invasive species harm the environment and people. Invasive species affect human health, decreases biodiversity in the environment, limit and alter the habitat of the native species. It is not easy to completely eradicate an invasive species in a short period of time. As one is eradicating, the invasive species keeps on reproducing in a fast pace. Because of that, organizations can only maintain and control the amount of invasive species in the Hawaiian ecosystem would benefit both the natural environment and the people. As simple as volunteering at a local park, or at a beach cleanup to help remove
One example is the Indian mongoose. The invasive Indian mongoose is a carrier of rabies. Rabies is a disease that affects the central nervous system. There is no cure and most of the time it is fatal. It is spread through contact with the saliva of an infected animal (americanhumane.org). Luckily, Hawaii is the only state that is rabies free and this is maintained up to date because of the current law which requires cats, dogs, and carnivores to complete a 120-day or 5-day-or-less rabies quarantine and the entire cost of the rabies quarantine program need to be paid by the users of the quarantine facility. Additionally, invasive rats in are a threat to the human health. They carry more than forty harmful diseases such as leptospirosis, murine typhus, etc. Leptospirosis is a disease that is transmitted from animals to people when they come in contact with urine from infected animals from stream water or mud. From 1907 until 2007, at least thirty-two deaths have occurred due to leptospirosis acquired in the Hawaiian Islands (removeratsrestorehawaii.org). Murine typhus is a disease caused by a bacterium that rats carry and it can be transferred to people when they are bitten by fleas that have fed on infected rats. Five to six cases have occurred each year in Hawaii, although there were forty-seven cases reported in 2002, and thirty-eight in 2003. Another example is the …show more content…
As days go by and this issue on invasive species does not get resolved quickly, older generations will not be able to show the future generations about the native Hawaiian species because they could become extinct by then. The older generations will only be able to educate or tell the future generations about them through a story. Hopefully, the efforts of certain existing foundations and institutions in Hawaii such as the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, High School Hikers Environmental Conservation Opportunity, etc., is reducing the amount of invasive species in Hawaii. Invasive species endanger the natural resources in an ecosystem, as well as threaten human use of these resources. It is necessary to conserve native species because invasive species harm the environment and people. Invasive species affect human health, decreases biodiversity in the environment, limit and alter the habitat of the native species. It is not easy to completely eradicate an invasive species in a short period of time. As one is eradicating, the invasive species keeps on reproducing in a fast pace. Because of that, organizations can only maintain and control the amount of invasive species in the Hawaiian ecosystem would benefit both the natural environment and the people. As simple as volunteering at a local park, or at a beach cleanup to help remove