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Welcome to The Backyard Naturalists, the award-winning podcast about anything and everything connected with nature, heard in 115 countries, 50 states, and all throughout the Carolinas. Honored with the Best of the Weeklies podcast award by the readers of the Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly, we bring you engaging and educational content each week.

In this episode, Laurie and Debbie delve into the fascinating and often troubling world of invasive species in part one of this series. Discover how these unintended travelers, such as the house finch, have been introduced to new areas, often unintentionally by human actions. The house finch, for instance, was illegally brought from the western U.S. to the East Coast to be sold as caged birds in the 1940s. After being released, they spread rapidly across the region.

Laurie and Debbie discuss the significant ecological consequences of such introductions and the urgent need for more effective treatments to control these problematic invaders. Learn about the impact of human activities on the spread of invasive species and the importance of preserving our native ecosystems.

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