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Read more about the article Invasive rodents widely traded in the pet trade industry in Gauteng Province
Photograph credit: Shivambu N
2020 / News

Invasive rodents widely traded in the pet trade industry in Gauteng Province

The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) and the house mouse (Mus musculus) are some of the world’s worst invasive rodent species. They are known to spread zoonotic diseases, damage crops and  household items, outcompete native species for food, and prey on some bird species.

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23 November 2020
Read more about the article Africa’s first armoured catfish invasion
A juvenile vermiculated sailfin catfish sampled from the Nseleni River.
2013 / News

Africa’s first armoured catfish invasion

The South American armoured catfish family Loricariidae includes more than 700 nominal species. Some are popular aquarium fishes in the global pet trade. Releases by aquarists and escape from fish farms have resulted in several armoured catfish invasions in Central and North America, Asia and now, Africa.

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9 April 2013