In this show Topical Currents looks at invasive plants,
reptiles, fish, insects and other critters in South Florida. These ecosystems
remain under siege, at great cost to taxpayers. Fifty-million dollars annually
is spent just to eradicate exotic weeds from fields, canals, ponds and
roadsides. With no natural predators, Burmese pythons and amphibians thrive and
prey on native species. Biologists say prevention is the best answer to the
problem.
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