Invasive species

Unwelcome intruders

Invasive species are one of the biggest – and least appreciated – threats to our natural world and its biodiversity. Animals and plants that have been deliberately or accidentally introduced to places outside their natural range can cause enormous damage to native species and their habitats. They tend to prey on, eat and outcompete their native counterparts. They import new diseases. They multiply quickly and overrun their new environment. They disrupt the delicate natural balance of their adoptive home and have the potential to destroy entire ecosystems.

Tackling invasive species together  

Fauna & Flora and our partners work together to safeguard threatened species and habitats from the impact of invasive species at project sites worldwide. We eradicate non-native predators such as ship rats and mongooses that have driven threatened native species to the brink of extinction. We remove feral animals and help control livestock. We halt the spread of invasive plants. We restore landscapes to their former glory by allowing natural vegetation to recover and native plants to regenerate. 

From rare reptiles in the Caribbean to threatened trees in Cabo Verde, Fauna & Flora works with partners on the ground to relieve the pressure on species that are most affected by invasive plants and animals. The habitats that we’re protecting from alien invaders range from Mediterranean seascapes to precious flower-rich landscapes in South Africa and tropical forest in West Papua.