Argumentative Essay About Invasive Species

Have you ever asked yourself, “Shouldn’t we do something about invasive species since they’re so bad?”. Actually, invasive species can be very good for the environment, just that we only ever talk about the downsides. This essay will argue that humans shouldn’t act to remove invasive species because when humans try to move invasive species, things like birds might not have food and the government will be losing money we need to pay someone to remove the invasive organisms. ‘
When you move plants/animals from where they were “causing damage”, it would be very environmentally friendly and can be extremely costly. According to, environmentalscience.org, moving invasive species and bringing and bringing in new plants can alter the habitat (Hill 2018). This means that we shouldn’t move these invasive species since the area will need to readjust. Invasive species can also be very costly. Removing invasive species a lot of our tax money which we could be using for schools, roads, etc (Hill 2018). Thus, leaving the government without funding for schools, roads, medical, care, etc. In conclusion, moving “invasive” plants and animals from the area they were move to is bad for the environment.

There are many “invasive” animals and plants that are good, including the honeysuckle.

In the article, “Invasive Plants Sometimes Offer Help Instead of Harm”, they explain that the honeysuckle provide organisms in the are with food (Live Science Staff 2011). The honeysuckle gives animals like birds something to eat. It also feeds other small mammals. They also explain that the honeysuckle gives benefits to a plant species native to the Happy Valley American Nightshade (Live Science Staff 2011). This proves that the honeysuckle does not only provide animals with food but they also provide plant secues with benefits, For these reasons, the Honeysuckle is very good for the environment and shouldn’t be

removed.
Scientists argue that we should do something about invasive species, I say otherwise. For example, “It alters the environment: Scientists suspect that bush honeysuckle produces an allelopathic chemical that suppresses the growth of surrounding vegetation.” (Magnificent Missouri 2018). Thought this does sound like a major problem, the honeysuckle actually provides a handful of animals something to eat. The honeysuckle also gives benefits to other plant species.
Thus, humans should not act on moving invasive species because it is costly and it would remove food from other organisms . All together, the evidence proves that moving any of the invasive species will be too costly, it can cause more danger to the earth, and will alter the land. All in all, humans should not do anything about invasive species for the previous reasons shown.