Name: Invasive species: Why not eat them ⏲️ 6 Minute English
Uploaded: 2023-12-10T12:39:16.000Z
Duration: 6 min 24 s
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Today, we're going to be talking about an interesting approach

When animals or plants are introduced to new areas, they can be dangerous

Every time I plant something in my garden, squirrels dig it up.

One of the simplest ways to deal with invasive species is just to eat them.

In this programme, we'll be hearing about initiatives in the UK

and Belize that are trying to get people to improve things

OK, but before that I've got a question for you, Phil.

Lionfish are aggressive predators which hunt over

To help them do this, their stomachs can expand,

10 times its original size; b) 30 times or c) 50 times?

Wow, those numbers all seem incredibly big.

I mean, it can't be more than ten times, can it?

Well, I will reveal the answer later in the programme.

Before that, let's get back to your squirrel problem.

There's a restaurant in London that offers squirrel kebabs.

They specialise in food made from invasive species.

you could try Japanese knotweed beer. This invasive plant has caused a lot

Japanese knotweed is an extremely invasive plant that arrived in Europe

from Japan over a century ago, this super weed doesn't just grow fast,

it has root systems that are so strong and resilient,

that they can withstand molten lava, choke out surrounding plants

Myra tells us that Japanese knotweed is 'resilient'.

then it means that it or they can resist attempts to stop them.

And another word for resist is 'withstand'.

If you can withstand an attack or damage, then you don't let it affect you.

We heard that Japanese knotweed's roots can withstand lava from a volcano.

We also heard that Japanese knotweed can 'choke out'

we mean that it takes the space and the resources such as light

the only invasive species problem with a tasty solution. In Belize,

since 2008 lionfish have had a massive impact

They can eat four times as much as native species.

'People Fixing the World' went to investigate. Here's Marisol

Sho from Marine Conservation NGO 'Blue Ventures' about attempts

by the Belizean government to get people to eat lionfish.

'Eat the lion', they got renowned chefs to prepare it

in exotic ways to raise awareness that eating lionfish was

We have developed awareness for the restaurants to purchase it. Then

fisheries, the general public, how to remove the spine,

then that allows them to actually eat the meat from the fish.

We heard the Belizean government asked renowned chefs to prepare

lionfish dishes, 'renowned' means to be well known for being very good

Celso Sho talked about outreach work. 'Outreach' is

where an organisation brings their work to people

'Fisheries' are either the businesses that breed and

catch fish to sell or the places where that happens.

So, in Belize people are being shown attractive ways to eat lionfish,

I think it's time I revealed the answer to our quiz, Phil.

can a lionfish expand its stomach to eat more.

but you were wrong unfortunately. A lionfish can actually make its

stomach 30 times bigger - that might help to explain

why they are such a danger to native Belizean fish.

OK, now let's recap the vocabulary that we've looked at today.

then it takes away the resources needed to live.

Outreach is how organisations bring their work to people.

Fisheries are the companies that catch and sell fish or the places where they do it.