"Crayfish" and "Brazilian tortoise" are confused, never expected to be legislated!
The Japanese Diet voted on the 11th to pass the revised Alien Biological Law, which will prohibit the sale or release of "Mississippi Red-eared Turtles" and "Crayfish" in the future.
Crayfish is an exotic species, formerly known as "Protocrayfish Crawfish", is a species native to the waters around Louisiana in the southern United States, is an omnivorous scavenger, highly adaptable.
Because of its omnivorous nature, fast growth rate and strong adaptability, it forms an absolute competitive advantage in the local ecological environment. Its feeding range includes aquatic plants, algae, aquatic insects, animal carcasses, etc., and it also kills each other when food is scarce.
Crayfish have become an important economically farmed species in China in recent years. In the process of commercial breeding, escape should be strictly prevented, especially from escaping into inaccessible raw water bodies. It causes destructive harm to the ecological competitive advantage of local species.
The red-eared turtle, commonly known as the "Brazilian turtle", is a well-known ecological invasive species because it has no natural enemies in the field and will reproduce rapidly, encroaching on the living space of native species. It has been listed by the IUCN as one of the 100 most dangerous invasive species in the world, making it a global "wanted man". Brazilian turtles are highly fertile and have a high survival rate. Its "marriage" with native turtles has led to genetic pollution of native freshwater turtles, which has seriously affected the living environment of native turtles. Not only that, but it is also the culprit in the spread of Salmonella, which has been shown to spread to and circulate in thermostatic animals, including humans.
