<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/dedc3d98-06fe-45b6-a20d-79747c258402/EC59E151-0658-47B0-AD1C-46A34578EFF7/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/" href="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.introduced-species.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/"><FONT size="6" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#33cc00">Introduced species in the British Isles </FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/"><TABLE width="40%" align="center"><TBODY><TR><TD height="2"><DIV align="center"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/Mammals.htm">mammals</A></FONT></DIV> </TD><TD height="2"><DIV align="center"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/birds.htm">birds</A></FONT></DIV> </TD><TD height="2"><DIV align="center"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/fish.htm">fish</A></FONT></DIV> </TD><TD height="2"><DIV align="center"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/Plants.htm">plants</A></FONT></DIV> </TD><TD height="2"><DIV align="center"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/algae.htm">algae</A></FONT></DIV> </TD></TR><TR><TD><DIV align="center"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/reptiles.htm">reptiles</A></FONT></DIV> </TD><TD><DIV align="center"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/amphibians.htm">amphibians</A></FONT></DIV> </TD><TD><DIV align="center"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/trees.htm">trees</A></FONT></DIV> </TD><TD><DIV align="center"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/insects.htm">insects</A></FONT></DIV> </TD><TD><DIV align="center"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/fungi.htm">fungi</A></FONT></DIV> </TD></TR><TR><TD><DIV align="center"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/molluscs.htm">molluscs</A></FONT></DIV> </TD><TD><DIV align="center"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/worms.htm">worms</A></FONT></DIV> </TD><TD><DIV align="center"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/spiders.htm">spiders</A></FONT></DIV> </TD><TD><DIV align="center"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/crustaceans.htm">crustaceans</A></FONT></DIV> </TD><TD><DIV align="center"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/others.htm">others</A></FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; 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font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2008/may/28/conservation.wildlife?picture=334437427"><P>Some of Britain's best loved wildlife, including bluebells, red squirrels and water voles, are threatened by invasive species. The red squirrel has suffered since the introduction in the 19th century of the stronger, more adaptable, grey squirrel</P></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2008/may/28/conservation.wildlife?picture=334437424" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2008/may/28/conservation.wildlife?picture=334437424" style="font-size: 11px;">www.guardian.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2008/may/28/conservation.wildlife?picture=334437424"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.guardian.co.uk/img/3BF194E9-7D2F-4429-A488-20D9FF919D82" alt="red eared terrapins " /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2008/may/28/conservation.wildlife?picture=334437424"><P>Red-eared terrapins, originally from the US, are foot-long former pets that can terrorise ducklings</P></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); 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margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2008/may/28/conservation.wildlife?picture=334437737" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2008/may/28/conservation.wildlife?picture=334437737" style="font-size: 11px;">www.guardian.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2008/may/28/conservation.wildlife?picture=334437737"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.guardian.co.uk/img/21BB2630-DC5B-4061-8786-ACC23D838842" alt="American Mink" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2008/may/28/conservation.wildlife?picture=334437737">American mink</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2008/may/28/conservation.wildlife?picture=334437401"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.guardian.co.uk/img/7506A9F1-7351-447C-9320-0D99F5626BD9" alt="Hogweed" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2008/may/28/conservation.wildlife?picture=334437401"><P>Some invaders pose a risk to human health, like this giant hogweed, whose sap causes blistering</P></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; 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