Exotic corals choke reefs in Venezuela, threatening the Caribbean riotimesonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from riotimesonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
An ominous shadow in the turquoise Caribbean waters off Venezuela comes from a deadly intruder a soft coral that experts say has caused one of the most destructive habitat invasions on record anywhere.
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