Casey Christie
Western US governors take aim at worst invasive species
FILE - This July 19, 2016 file photo a feral cat lays in the reeds next to a body of water in Hart Park out of the direct sun, in Bakersfield, Calif. Western U.S. governors have compiled their first region-wide list of the worst invasive species. The Western Governors' Association on Thursday, March 15, 2018, released a compilation of 50 pests, ranging from weeds and wild boars to insects and amphibians. Others may be surprises, including feral cats. (Casey Christie/The Bakersfield Californian via AP,File)
LISA KRANTZ
Western US governors take aim at worst invasive species
FILE - This Aug. 3, 2005 file photo James Tracy, a biology technician with the US Department of Agriculture, walks through a saltcedar tree grove to continue counting saltcedar leaf beetles in Big Spring, TX. The Western Governors' Association on Thursday, March 15, 2018, released a compilation of 50 pests, ranging from weeds and wild boars to insects and amphibians. The governors want to prioritize efforts to defend against the intruders. Pests that have been in the headlines before include water-gulping salt cedar trees and quagga mussels, which clog water and sewer pipelines. (Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News via AP, File)
Posted: Thursday, March 15, 2018 2:36 pm
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Western US governors take aim at worst invasive species
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DENVER (AP) — Western U.S. governors have compiled their first region-wide list of the worst invasive species for their states.
The Western Governors' Association Thursday released a compilation of 50 pests ranging from weeds and wild boars to insects and amphibians.
The governors want to prioritize efforts to defend against the intruders.
Pests that have been in the headlines before include water-gulping salt cedar trees and quagga mussels, which clog water and sewer pipelines.
Others may be surprises, including feral cats.
At least two diseases made the list: white nose syndrome, which infects bats, and whirling disease, which attacks fish.
The association says salt cedars are the worst land-based invasive species. The Eurasian watermilfoil is the worst in the water.
The list is based on a survey of state invasive species coordinators.
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