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Questions for Discussion: Biological Invaders

  • What is meant by the term "biological invader"? How do these invaders travel from their native areas into new ones?
  • Why are HawaiĘ»ian officials concerned about the brown tree snake? What evidence do they have to justify their concern?
  • How can we fight biological invaders?
  • Discuss the following statement made at the end of the segment: "My suspicion is that of all the things we have done to the planet so far ... that [which] will be the most visible in the fossil record in a million years is going to be these biological invaders."