Earlier, the UK Government warned about Asian hornets, but now they are raising alarm about killer shrimp. The species, which is capable of laying 200 eggs at one go, is proving quite taxing for wildlife in the UK.
Experts said the shrimp is not only a threat to the environment but to human health as well. The Environmental Audit Committee, Parliament's green watchdog, strongly feels that the UK needs to come up with stringent laws to stop these creatures.
In the UK, there were 1,875 non-native species and 282 of them had been included in the category of 'invasive'. Among the species that have now become threat to Britain are the ruddy duck, Japanese Knotweed, zebra mussels and North American signal crayfish.
Most disappointing part is that currently, no monitoring ways are present for invasive non-native species. "As yet there is no formal surveillance system in place in Great Britain that could effectively trigger action to ensure early eradication of invasive species before they become established", said the report.
Problem of invasive species is present in entire Europe and now steps are being taken to tackle the problem. Last week, legislation has been finalized that aims to strengthen the fight against the invasive species across the EU. If collective damage is seen from the aliens to the European Union then it is at least _12 billion a year.
The law will require experts appointed by the Commission to prepare a priority list having the names of the most problematic species across the EU. To complete the task, experts will be given a deadline. These species will be then be declared as of 'Union Concern'.
The list will be finalized and will come into force by January 2016. It simply means that European citizens will not be allowed to own, transport, sell or grow any of the listed species.
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