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• Citizen science Birders contribute valuable data on invasive plant species
  
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• Concern over non native species
  
A conservation charity warns that a number of non-native mammal species are damaging the UK countryside.
• Earth Hour where How about endangered species hour where
  
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• CITES meeting rejects protection for marine species
  
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• Aquatic invasion Scientists find first amphibious insect species
  
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• New species of dinosaur found in eastern Utah rock AP
  
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• Interactions between species Powerful driving force behind evolution where
  
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