[APWG] NEWS: New ABC TV Show Highlights Invasive Pests (tonight, Jan 6th)
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Tue Jan 6 11:05:54 CST 2009
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/Press_Releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=09-001
New Abc Tv Show Highlights Invasive Pests
California Border Threats featured Tuesday Night on "Homeland Security
USA"
SACRAMENTO, Monday, January 05, 2009 -- A new television program that
highlights the threat to homeland security posed by invasive species will
premier Tuesday night on the ABC Television Network.
The program, .Homeland Security USA,. premieres on Tuesday, January 6 at 8
p.m. on ABC stations. The first episode "This is Your Car on Drugs,"
features international entry points to the U.S. such as the Los Angeles
International Airport. The episode also takes you behind the scenes with
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers to see some unusual illegal
items intercepted at the International Mail Center in Carson, California,
where officers discovered barbecued bats. Additional episodes will feature
California's airports and the measures taken by Customs and Border
Protection officials to protect the state's agriculture and commerce from
invasive pests and diseases.
See the link above for the full press release.
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