Non-native species threaten native species

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A nature conservation paradox: Invasive species are often threatened in their native habitat

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A study led by biologists from the University of Vienna and La Sapienza University in Rome shows that some of these species introduced by humans are themselves endangered in their native areas.

Non-native mammals in Central Europe include species such as the brown rat, the mouflon and the mink.

The study was published in the current issue of the journal Conservation Letters .

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