# @usgs on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGdUzO9NGef
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69013916-usgs-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-24T14:03:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (@USGS) — https://gondola.cc/USGS

## Caption

USGS: a leader in the invasive species busting business for decades

This year, for National Invasive Species Awareness Week, we are focusing on biosecurity, or the prevention of the introduction or spread of invasive species. 

While there is no practical way to completely prevent the introduction of potentially invasive species, USGS science tackles this challenge. For example, in a new study, scientists “scanned” thousands of legally imported vertebrate species to determine those with the highest invasion risk.

Experts then reviewed 840 species, of which 32 species of fish and reptiles were found to have the highest level of risk for establishment, spread and negative impacts. The majority of those species have the capacity to disrupt ecosystems they occupy, and some are dangerous to people.

If you’d like to learn more, read the study at the link in our story or Life highlight. 

#NISAW #InvasiveSpecies #Invasive #Biosecurity #InvasivesBusters

IMGS: kinkajou, Moorish idol, rose-ringed parakeet, and monitor lizard

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invasivesbusters, invasive, invasivespecies, nisaw, biosecurity

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