A killer plant from New Zealand is putting some of the UK's most precious rivers and lakes at risk, scientists are warning.
The New Zealand pigmyweed has already wiped out several native plant species in the Lake District and there are fears that the area's most pristine lakes are next. "The pigmyweed has found a habitat with no natural predators and no natural forms of control," Jo McCurrie from the West Cumbria Rivers Trust told Sky News."It out-competes native plants. It's taken over."But the government banned its sale after the weed spread into rivers and lakes, causing irreversible damage.
"We want to keep these lakes pristine for our children's children and visitors," said clean water campaigner Sara Burrows."They are the reason people come here because they are so beautiful."
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Bloody forrin weed coming over here.... Get Brexit done and save the lakes.
Everything we are doing is causing massive amounts of nitrogen to get in all waters everywhere. This will grow shit.,
I think the Asian carp were used here to clean commercial catfish lakes since carp are bottom feeders. Now they are popping up literally everywhere. Rule 1: If it's not indigenous, don't bring it. Rule 2: See rule 1 g
Those Kiwis and their biological warfare. I say we mount a full scale invasion.
We need all the Kelp we can get to combat this
Its because of brexit
First pimp my ride, now this!
NOT NOW, killer pigmyweed from New Zealand.
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