Tag: exotic species

Crayfish – the unwanted invasive species in Egypt

Photo credit: Willy Oviedo Pereira (Uruguay) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)     The inserted photos were taken in a fish farm located in Sharkia, Egypt. One of the photos shows the contribution of crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) to the pond harvest while the second photo shows how a specimen of crayfish …

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Introduction and impact of water hyacinth in Rwanda water bodies

  The two photos show the invasion of water water hyacinth in a water body (bay) in Rwanda. Water hyacinth is an exotic plant species which was introduced into Rwanda. The dense of the plant growth my reach a level of closing water bodies.  

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Fish quarantine facilities in India

Photo credit : G. Venkata Raju (India)                                       Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal There are several fish quarantine stations/facilities located in India including the ones near the Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata airports. The Chennai quarantine facility is the one …

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Aquariums – Sea World (San Diego – USA)

Sea World’s (San Diego) hosts three aquariums: Namely: Aquarium de la Mer, World of the Sea and Freshwater aquarium. According to the website of the Sea World, the three aquariums hosts are home to numerous number of specimens that belong to hundreds of species including exotic animals from all-over the world. Note: We decided not to watermark …

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