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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s Biosecurity is at Risk

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Professor Phil Cassey, Director of the Wildlife Crime Research Hub and Environment Institute member, co-authored a paper with fellow Environment Institute members Charlotte Lassaline, Erinn Fagan-Jeffries, and Adam Toomes.ÌýIn their latest research, they examined non-native invertebrates and how they pose a serious threat to ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s environment, biodiversity, agriculture, and socio-economic wellbeing. The authors stressed the urgent need for strict biosecurity measures to prevent these species from establishing themselves in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.

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