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Invasive species in Australia are a serious threat to the native biodiversity, and an ongoing cost to Australian agriculture. [1] Numerous species arrived with European maritime exploration and colonisation of Australia and steadily since then. [ 2 ]
Native to the Mediterranean regions, more than one species of white snail is now quite common in Kadina and elsewhere in South Australia. This image shows many Theba pisana, and a number of smaller and more pointed Cochlicella acuta aestivating on a fence post. Cernuella virgata (Common white snail) [53] Cochlicella acuta (Pointed snail) [54]
Pages in category "Invasive animal species in Australia" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Pages in category "Invasive species in Australia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
It includes the introduced invasive plant and animal species naturalized within the nations of Australia and New Zealand; the international island of New Guinea, within the nation of Papua New Guinea and in Western New Guinea province of Indonesia; and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean.
WGSRPD botanical continent of Australasia, showing the two regions of Australia (darker green) and New Zealand (lighter green) This category is for articles about invasive species . Please do not add this category to general articles about single organisms, unless it is an article specifically about that species' invasiveness.
Threatened species in Australia are protected by, or affected by, four main types of legislation: Protected areas legislation (e.g., National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW)) Threatened species legislation (e.g. Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (NSW), Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 (Tas)) Native vegetation conservation laws
The species has single-handedly caused the extinction of several native species on the mainland. [93] Australia is also vulnerable to invasive weeds. Controlling the invasion of prickly pears in Australia is one of the success stories of invasive species control.