Feral+Species

=**__Feral Species__** = //Definition// : Feral species are introduced animals or plants that grow widely especially after been domesticated (tamed for animals and grown for a plant). This can be in the wild (animals) or even in backyards (plants).

//Different examples of feral species include:- //
** Animals: ** - Hogs (pigs) - Dromedary Camel - Brumby (horse) - Indian Mynah - Rainbow trout

**- Blackberry - Prickly Acacia - Willows **
 * Plants: **

//What impacts do feral species have? //
 __Animals:__

Feral animals have many different impacts in the wild. Most of theses impacts are negative and not welcome to the existing environment. Some examples of this include: -Damage to wetlands and waterholes. This is done by wallowing and trampling by bigger and larger animals. This then impacts the environment as other animals are the left without water. -The soil can become eroded as the feral animals eat off the vegetation which keeps the soil in place. There is also the impact of harsh, large hooves which also has a negative effect. The hooves can extremely move the soil and cause erosion. -There is also competition for food and habitat. When the feral animals compete with the native animals, the native usually loose and the native animals are left homeless -Animals such as horses can also damage fences which cause grief for farmers, As well as causing harm to other animals. it also makes life hard for farmers and causes them thousands of dollars each year to repair. -Rabbits are known to eat at the roots and seedling of plants. This can stop rejuvenation and in the long run, decreases the amount of food available for other animals.  -Every animal introduced into Australia, with the exception of sheep, has become a feral animal.

__Plants:__


<span style="font-size: 110%; line-height: normal; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Weeds are a prime example of feral plants and they are plants that grow in the wrong place. -Weeds grow and spread faster than native plants and in return, they can easily shade and crowd them out. They also have negative effects such as soaking up water, moisture, nutrients and take room away from the native plants that grow in the same area. -One effect of this is the native plants dyeing out. This then causes havoc for the food web as the first order consumers will not have enough to eat and if not controlled, the plants could even become extinct. -Feral plants are also prone to carrying diseases and pests which can then spread to other native plants that grow in that environment. -Introduced plants also have the capability to halt and reverse natural regeneration and without control, weeds in such places as rain forests could breakdown the ecosystem. <span style="font-size: 156%; color: rgb(0,0,128); line-height: normal; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">

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<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0,0,255); line-height: normal; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">**Animals:** <span style="font-size: 80%; color: #000000; line-height: normal; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">- Conventional control methods include trapping, baiting, fencing and shooting - Biological control is the control of pests by natural predators, parasites, disease-carrying bacteria or viruses. <span style="font-size: 140%; color: #0000ff; line-height: normal; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">**Plants:** <span style="color: #0000ff; line-height: normal; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">- weeds are killed by digging, cutting, spraying with poison

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