Experts call for increased biosecurity in New Zealand
On a global scale, the numbers showed that there were almost two new pest incursions somewhere in the world every day.
"As a country with a unique flora and fauna as well as a strong economic dependence on agriculture, it is vital for New Zealand to have stringent and robust biosecurity policies," said the study's senior author, Professor Philip Hulme, of the Bio-Protection Centre at Lincoln University.
"I'm not sure this message gets through enough to our millions of tourists, the airlines, or importers."
While new species can boost diversity in an area, it could also have detrimental affects on the native ecosystem, economy, environment and human health.
source: nzherald.co.nz
