How non-native creatures including giant snails and black rats destroy more animal species than hunting and fishing 'Foreign' black rats and giant snails have helped to wipe out 300 other species Caused by humans taking creatures to countries the animals don't belong in Research from experts from University College London looking back to 1500
By Victoria Allen Science Correspondent For The Daily Mail
Published: 02:08 GMT, 4 March 2019 | Updated: 02:09 GMT, 4 March 2019
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Invasions of non-native creatures are the main reason that animals become extinct, destroying more species than hunting and fishing, scientists say.
The invaders, from black rats to giant snails, have helped to wipe out 300 species of animals and plants, a study has found.
That is more than ten times the global extinctions caused by native species, showing the harm humans cause when they take animals to countries where