if humans are animals, why is it a bad thing that we carry “invasive” species to different places? and why are they considered to be invasive things we need to get rid of?

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NOTE: i am in no way saying carrying invasive species around isn’t bad/harmful! it very much is a big issue. i am just a bit lost on how humans (being animals) are doing “incorrect” unnatural things since we are natural(compared to other living things who don’t necessarily harm their environment)

okay, so i don’t really understand the whole invasive species thing. when humans carry plants/animals to different regions and they start rapidly growing there, why do we need to get rid of them? humans are animals as well (great apes), and a way that seeds/eggs spread is by grabbing onto other animals as they travel. so why is it different when people do it? i’m just confused

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An invasive species is typically something that is not native to an area. It can grow and take over local foliage, which in turn depletes the food for local animals.