A new study which was done across tropical countries suggests that non-native trees can become surprisingly…
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In 1988, zebra mussels arrived in North America through a ship’s ballast water; within 10 years, they had spread across all five Great Lakes
zebra mussels (Representative image by Canva) In the late 1980s, an aquatic invader quietly entered North…
A human-bred aquarium fish prized for its bright colour and head hump has escaped into a Philippines crater lake, where scientists fear it may threaten native biodiversity
Flowerhorn cichlids are aquarium fish prized for their bright-gold colour and prominent head humps. Photograph: Lillian…
Scientists grew the same invasive plants in Europe and North America and found 91% showed this strange behavior in new environment
Eucalyptus trees have become highly invasive in regions with similar climates to their native Australia, including…
In the 1980s, Guam’s kingfisher vanished from the wild after invasive snakes devastated the island’s birds: The last 29 were rescued and four new chicks are now helping rebuild the species |
The Guam Kingfisher is known as the “sihek” in Chamorro, the native language of the Marianas…
Japan removed 131 invasive cats from a remote island and the ecosystem rebounded faster than expected |
Image(s): Left/Wikipedia/Right/Canva After ecologists moved 131 feral cats away from Chichijima Island, which is located in…
Python in a podcast: Raj Shamani’s Figuring Out features an invasive guest as American explorer brings a live snake |
In a moment that instantly set the tone for an unusual episode, Raj Shamani’s Figuring Out…