00:00How Invasive Animals Rapidly Disrupt U.S. Ecosystems
00:05A wild hog can tear up a field in one night.
00:08Across U.S. farms, rivers, forests, lakes, and neighborhoods, invasive animals spread
00:14fast and change the places they enter.
00:17Wild hogs root through Texas fields, breaking soil, eating crops, and damaging fences with
00:22heavy bodies and strong snouts.
00:24Burmese pythons slide through Florida Everglades' marshes, swallowing birds, raccoons, rabbits,
00:31and other native animals.
00:33Nutria chew wetland plants along Gulf Coast marshes, leaving bare mud where grasses once
00:38held soil together.
00:40Zebra mussels cling to boats, pipes, docks, and lake bottoms, filtering water and crowding
00:46out native shellfish.
00:48Asian carp leap from Midwestern rivers, startling boaters and competing with native fish for
00:54tiny food in the water.
00:56Spotted lanternflies climb trees and vines in eastern states, feeding on plant sap and
01:02leaving sticky residue behind.
01:04Green iguanas bask on Florida sea walls, dig burrows near sidewalks, and eat garden plants
01:10in suburban yards.
01:11European starlings swarm across parking lots, farms, and power lines, pushing native birds
01:17away from nesting spaces.
01:19These invasive animals share one pattern.
01:22Fast breeding, easy travel, and few natural controls help them spread.
01:27When one new animal takes over a field, river, or tree, the whole local balance can shift.
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