Lionfish leather and python handbags: These accessories are made from exotic invasive animals

Invasive species are wreaking havoc on ecosystems around the world. US company Inversa is turning some of them into leather, which it says is more environmentally friendly than traditional leather.
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This painting uses leather from an invasive Burmese python

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