[CPEO-MEF] Invasive species - a report from the National Wildlife Federation

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

America's Military Installations Threatened By Invasive Species
Exotic plants and animals impair military operations and put America's 
natural heritage in danger

Press Release
National Wildlife Federation
October 18, 2005

			
Washington, DC - Invasive species are infiltrating military lands across 
the country, severely impacting the health and welfare of U.S. military 
forces, citizens and ecosystems, according to a new National Wildlife 
Federation report.

"Terrorists or natural disasters jump to mind when picturing threats to 
military readiness and homeland security," says Heidi Hirsh, Natural 
Resource Specialist at the U.S. Marine Headquarters in Washington, DC. 
"But few people realize that we also face the threat of nonhuman 
invaders. Invasive species are silently becoming entrenched in our 
ecosystems and pose a real threat to military facilities and readiness 
across the country."

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For the entire news release, see
http://www.nwf.org/news/story.cfm?pageId=FC27E1F6%2DF1F6%2D7B10%2D3F9CAD9150EB0396

To download the report as a 54-page, 3.8 M PDF file, go to
http://www.nwf.org/nwfwebadmin/binaryVault/UnderSiegeInvasiveSpeicesReport1.pdf

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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