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Right here we're at um Taragi Beach at

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the main pavilion and we have our Brown

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Tree snake workshop . There's a whole

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bunch of people working on controlling

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the snake and most importantly for the

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conservation aspect , which is to kind

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of rebuild what Guam was before the

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snake came here , so really sending the

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message because of these native species ,

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that's why we do the work that we do to

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protect them and create a better future

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for Guam's environment . This is a

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multi-agency effort we're grateful to

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have all of our partners here today .

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We cannot do it without them , and

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we're here today to talk , of course ,

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about the invasive brown tree snake

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that's on Guam , but also other

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invasive species like the coconut

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rhinoceros beetle . Little fire ants ,

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these all have an effect on our

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ecosystem , the flora and fauna . So

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we're just really here trying to make

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people aware , you know , why invasive

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species management is important and all

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the little steps that they can take to

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be a part of this action . I just would

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like to encourage everyone to make a

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difference for our wildlife , for the

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birds , and do whatever they can to

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remove snakes whenever they're on a

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walk , whenever they see a snake ,

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catch it and then dispatch it humanely .

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By bringing together experts in the

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Anderson Air Force Base community , the

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event provided practical skills and

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real world experience from identifying

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snake habitats to participating in

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organized snake hunts . I

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think that everyone on Guam should be

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removing brown tree snakes in each and

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every village so we can have birds in

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Guam again . Reporting from the forward

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edge of Senior Airman Jordan McCoy .