Risk Assessments to Block Invasive Wildlife Pay Off, Study Shows  (New)

Date: August 29, 2011
Source: PhysOrg.com
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Michael Springborn, an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy, is quoted as the lead author of a study — the first of its kind — estimating the net benefits of screening potentially invasive wild animals to prevent them from being introduced to the United States. The study estimates that a nationwide risk-screening system would provide approximately $54,000 to $141,000 of savings per species, reducing the tens of millions of dollars spent annually on controlling animal invasions.

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