Today Hawaii experiences an average of 19 new species annuallyan influx more than a million times the natural rate. In some years the number of species introduced are as high as 35. This endless immigration of alien species not only threatens to exterminate Hawaiis remaining native animal and plant world. but also causes irreparable damage to agriculture. tourism. and human health. In recent years. the number of dangerous animals such as snakes. piranha. and even caymana relative to the alligatorfound in the wilderness have increased dramatically. These animals are not indigenous to the islands and it is illegal to bring them Into the State.
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