Wildlife Services responds to typhoon
While most mainland U.S. residents were focusing on the potential of Hurricane Florence to harm coasts in the Southeast, other American territories were under ...
invasive species
Pet trade unleashes exotic predators throughout Florida
An array of exotic reptiles introduced to the wilds of Florida is posing a growing threat to the state’s bird life, according to a recent article on Audubon.org. ...
Is a more harmful python emerging in the Everglades?
Biologists studying invasive pythons in the Florida Everglades came across a disturbing finding. While most of the snakes they studied showed genetics of Burmese ...
Artificial intelligence can now analyze wildlife imagery
Around the world, motion-triggered camera traps capture millions of images of wildlife in natural environments. These images are an inexpensive method to monitor ...
Could feral hogs be aiding Guam’s forests?
Feral hogs are notorious for the damage they do to property and the environment, but in Guam, where they’re culled in some areas to limit their impact, ...
Can genetics offer new tools for wildlife biologists?
Could genetic advances in the laboratory transform wildlife management on the ground? It’s a question APHIS Wildlife Services biologists are asking as they look ...
Quebec biodiversity may increase with climate change
As climate change disrupts wildlife around the world, protected lands in Quebec might actually see higher biodiversity, researchers found, creating challenges for ...
Invasive insects damage bird habitat
Birds that specialize on eastern hemlock forests have been declining as a result of an invasive insect devastating the trees, according to new research. Researchers ...
In united animal kingdom, martens control invading squirrels
North America has its share of invasive species to contend with, but our own natives have been known to become invasives abroad, too. In the United Kingdom, where ...
New invasive species increase globally
The number of newly emerging alien species is increasing globally, according to new research. The study was part of a larger project in which a group of colleagues ...