What is the author's claim in the paragraph below?
Releasing non-native animals into the wild upsets the food chains of native species. The tegu lizard has been introduced into the Florida Everglades and is destroying the environment. The lizard will eat anything that crosses its path, including small mammals, birds, insects, plants, and eggs, leaving animals of this ecosystem in danger. If all parts of the environment are on the tegu's menu, then all animals in the habitat are at risk of extinction. For this reason, anyone caught releasing non-native animals into the wild should be penalized with a significant fine.
"The tegu lizard has been introduced into the Florida Everglades and is destroying the environment."
"If all parts of the environment are on the tegu's menu, then all animals in the habitat are at risk of extinction."
"For this reason, anyone caught releasing non-native animals into the wild should be penalized with a significant fine.
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"For this reason, anyone caught releasing non-native animals into the wild should be penalized with a significant fine."
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I apologize for any confusion. The correct answer is:
"For this reason, anyone caught releasing non-native animals into the wild should be penalized with a significant fine."