Tag: Invasive Species

Invasive species can wreak havoc on native ecosystems. Sometimes, they can be their own worst enemies, too. In Australia, the cane toad (Rhinella marina) was brought in to keep down...

After fresh reports of invasive Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia) in Washington state, staff members from the Washington State Department of Agriculture successfully tracked a hornet to its nest near...

Washington State Department of Agriculture workers are on the lookout for Asian giant hornets after a recent sighting. Team members set traps in the area in an attempt to tag...

Ecologically, Madagascar day geckos aren’t supposed to be in Florida. The species didn’t arrive until the 1990s, when it was introduced to adorn gardens in the Florida Keys. According to...

Long before the pet brought pythons to the Everglades or tegus to South Carolina, species still caught rides on ships that carried them to foreign continents. A common fixture on...

Throughout the Pacific Northwest, federally threatened northern spotted owls have faced growing competition from invasive barred owls, which have moved into their range. By removing the invaders, researchers found, they...

Wildlife biologists in the field could use drugs that veterinarians often use to anaesthetize animals. According to new research on invasive Indian mongooses (Urva auropunctata) in the Caribbean, Alfaxalone, an...

The Wildlife Society Council recently renewed and updated two position statements that were due to expire later this year. Revised position statements on Energy Development and Wildlife and Invasive Species were...

While forest management strategies in the U.S. East and Midwest often focus on stopping damage from the invasive emerald ash borer, researchers say forest conservation efforts shouldn’t neglect mitigating for...

After being released from a private zoo in 1970, common wall lizards are surging on Vancouver Island. “This is a lizard that shouldn’t be here,” Gavin Hanke, curator of vertebrate...