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Invasive Species

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WWildlife
In the 1950s, Florida’s pet trade imported South American caimans; decades later, they were competing with native crocodilians in Everglades wetlands | World News
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In the 1950s, Florida’s pet trade imported South American caimans; decades later, they were competing with native crocodilians in Everglades wetlands | World News

  • October 29, 2026
An American alligator in Everglades National Park near Homestead, Florida. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Florida’s wetlands contain a…
IIreland
Invasive species are spreading across Ireland. So why is the response so inadequate?
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Invasive species are spreading across Ireland. So why is the response so inadequate?

  • October 24, 2026
Orla ní Dhúill THE VIBRANT PINK-PURPLE flowers of rhododendrons leading to the degradation of ancient woodlands in Killarney,…
WWildlife
Cane Toads Australia: In 1935, Australia released 2,400 cane toads to control crop-eating beetles today, an estimated 200 million invasive toads threaten 75 wildlife species, making it one of the country’s most notorious ecological disasters
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Cane Toads Australia: In 1935, Australia released 2,400 cane toads to control crop-eating beetles today, an estimated 200 million invasive toads threaten 75 wildlife species, making it one of the country’s most notorious ecological disasters

  • October 20, 2026
Some solutions turn out to be far worse than the problem they were meant to fix, and Australia’s…
WWildlife
Brazil pays fishers to catch invasive lionfish as 440 are removed: Why this venomous predator threatens the Abrolhos reefs, native fish and marine life along the coast
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Brazil pays fishers to catch invasive lionfish as 440 are removed: Why this venomous predator threatens the Abrolhos reefs, native fish and marine life along the coast

  • October 15, 2026
Imagine a fisherman pulling up his net and finding a fish that looks almost too beautiful to be…
WWildlife
Florida’s Everglades face new threat as an invasive Asian swamp eel wipes out local crayfish and frogs and could be more destructive than the Burmese python |
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Florida’s Everglades face new threat as an invasive Asian swamp eel wipes out local crayfish and frogs and could be more destructive than the Burmese python |

  • August 25, 2026
Florida’s Everglades is facing a stealthy invasive threat beneath its waters as the Asian swamp eel spreads through…
WWildlife
Hawaii once considered releasing cats to kill invasive rats on an island; scientists rejected the idea because the cats would attack native birds too | World News
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Hawaii once considered releasing cats to kill invasive rats on an island; scientists rejected the idea because the cats would attack native birds too | World News

  • August 23, 2026
Image: Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Department of Land and Natural Resources Lehua Island, a 284-acre seabird sanctuary…
WWildlife
In 1979, about 30 mongooses were released on Japan’s Amami Oshima to control habu snakes; their population later grew to roughly 10,000 and threatened rare wildlife, but after decades of trapping Japan declared them eradicated in 2024
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In 1979, about 30 mongooses were released on Japan’s Amami Oshima to control habu snakes; their population later grew to roughly 10,000 and threatened rare wildlife, but after decades of trapping Japan declared them eradicated in 2024

  • August 21, 2026
In 1979, about 30 mongooses were released on Japan’s Amami Oshima to control habu snakes Japan has officially…
EEnvironment
In 1969, the US released a European weevil to control invasive thistles; it later fed on more than 30 native species, including at least seven rare or endangered plants
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In 1969, the US released a European weevil to control invasive thistles; it later fed on more than 30 native species, including at least seven rare or endangered plants

  • August 19, 2026
A European beetle released across North America in 1969 to control invasive pasture weeds became an ecological problem…
WWildlife
In 1979, an Australian couple moved to a 10,000-acre island with two babies; 46 years later, their family helped remove three feral pests and completely destock livestock
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In 1979, an Australian couple moved to a 10,000-acre island with two babies; 46 years later, their family helped remove three feral pests and completely destock livestock

  • August 16, 2026
Flinders island from space. April 1993.  Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Most people who buy property look at square…
WWildlife
Australia has built bridges just for crabs so millions of red crabs can safely migrate across Christmas Island every year |
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Australia has built bridges just for crabs so millions of red crabs can safely migrate across Christmas Island every year |

  • August 5, 2026
Every year, one of the world’s most remarkable wildlife migrations takes place on Australia’s remote Christmas Island, where…
WWildlife
In 1877, America distributed carp across the country for food; escaped populations later uprooted underwater plants that native fish rely on | World News
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In 1877, America distributed carp across the country for food; escaped populations later uprooted underwater plants that native fish rely on | World News

  • August 4, 2026
Common carp were imported from Germany in 1877 as a food fish for American tables. Image Credits: Pexels…
WWildlife
The Invasion of the Sea Lamprey: How One Fish Transformed the Great Lakes Ecosystem by 1938 | World News
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The Invasion of the Sea Lamprey: How One Fish Transformed the Great Lakes Ecosystem by 1938 | World News

  • August 2, 2026
Petromyzon marinus (lamprey) mouth. Credits – Wikimedia Commons On November 8, 1921, a commercial fisherman pulling nets near…
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