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    Details of this species in Tortola Is.
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Invasive
    Occurrence: Reported
    Source: Petrovic, 2003 in Varnham, 2006
    Arrival Date:
    Introduction:
    Species Notes for this Location:
    The house sparrow, Passer domesticus, a recent introduction may have arrived on shipping (Petrovic, 2003 in Varnham, 2006).
    Management Notes for this Location:
    An informal monitoring of the expanding population is in place. Eradication is recommended before it spreads to other parts of Tortola and to other islands (Petrovic, 2003 in Varnham, 2006).
    Location Notes:
    Last Modified: 17/06/2008 9:57:29 a.m.
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