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    Details of this species in Saudi Arabia
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Invasive
    Occurrence: Established
    Source: Ryall 2002
    Arrival Date: 1970s
    Introduction:
    Species Notes for this Location:
    Having arrived in Jeddah in the late 1970s and the Eastern Province in the early 1980s the house crow has increased in numbers and distribution.
    Management Notes for this Location:
    Location Notes:
    Impacts:
    Human nuisance: It is considered to be a pest in parts of Jeddah with reports of attacks on humans appearing in the local press.
    Last Modified: 15/10/2007 3:09:45 p.m.
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