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 ...
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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 ...
Algae and warming water could be killing Michigan waterfowl
Since the late 1990s, an increasing number of waterfowl have been dropping and drowning in the Great Lakes due to more frequent botulism outbreaks. Biologists ...
Invasive crabs get nutrients through their gills
In the decades since the invasive green shore crab (Carcinus maenas) appeared off Canada’s west coast, its adaptability has led to its success in inhabiting ...
Hunter bags record-breaking python in Florida
A snake hunter outdid his own record for the largest Burmese python (Python bivittatus) captured in a South Florida district hunt last weekend. Jason Leon shot a ...
Japanese tsunami flooded US with invasives
In June 2012, 15 months after a magnitude-9 earthquake struck northeastern Japan and sent a colossal tsunami hurtling through the oceans, a 66-foot slab of concrete ...
Lionfish documented preying on previously unknown species
Known to wreak havoc along shallower reefs by outcompeting or eating up native organisms, invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) are now swimming into deep, largely ...
NECIS sends letter to EPA on Kaput Feral Hog Bait
On Jun. 2, the National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species (NECIS) sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt urging ...
What would you use to trap a tegu?
Growing up to 4.5 feet in length, the invasive Argentine black and white tegu is the largest species of tegu lizard. It eats a variety of both plants and animals ...
Company withdraws request to register Kaput feral hog bait in Texas
The company Scimetrics has withdrawn its request for registration in the state of Texas of the warfarin-based pesticide, Kaput, for its use in the control of feral ...