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Poland’s Raccoons Carry Virtually Unknown ‘Invading’ Parasites, Says New Research

What was supposed to be a 'typical' genetic study of the raccoon population in Poland turned out to be... a new idea for environmental analysis, useful in biodiversity research and tracking species invasion.

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    Scientists identified new invasive species threatening the EU environment

    Species previously not found in Europe, including fish, crayfish or squirrel, are among the most dangerous invasive alien species that can threaten the nature in Europe. Most of them come from the tropical zone, they would have little chance of survival in Poland, according to a biologist from the Institute of Nature Conservation of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Kraków.

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