Question

The Hawaiian Islands are home to many endangered species. Why do you think the Hawaii Department of Agriculture is so strict about allowing nonnative species onto the islands?

Answer 1

Because these non native species can cause competition for the same food source as the native species thus making it harder for the native species to survive. Also the non native species could see the native species as food causing them to die out. As well as introducing new diseases that these native species don’t know how to defend themselves from