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Invasive species

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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 22, 2026
In 1979, about 30 mongooses were released on Japan’s Amami Oshima to control habu snakes Japan has officially…
WWildlife
In 1962, five pet mute swans escaped in Maryland; within four decades their descendants neared 4,000 and were eating 10.5 million pounds of Chesapeake Bay grasses a year
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In 1962, five pet mute swans escaped in Maryland; within four decades their descendants neared 4,000 and were eating 10.5 million pounds of Chesapeake Bay grasses a year

  • August 21, 2026
The exotic mute swan has increased its population size in Chesapeake Bay to approximately 4,500 since 1962. In…
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
Deer on rock shelf near Wollongong pool highlights urban pest problem
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Deer on rock shelf near Wollongong pool highlights urban pest problem

  • August 5, 2026
It was a regular a sunny winter morning on Wollongong’s Blue Mile as people walked their dogs, swam…
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…
EEnvironment
New Zealand is investing $202 million in a mega-operation aimed at restoring three islands destroyed by invasive species, with the help of Maori natives
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New Zealand is investing $202 million in a mega-operation aimed at restoring three islands destroyed by invasive species, with the help of Maori natives

  • July 31, 2026
New Zealand has launched one of the largest ecological restoration projects in its history along with the Maori…
EEnvironment
For years, Mediterranean farmers defended prickly pear against removal; a study suggests the cactus can help native plants recover on degraded drylands
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For years, Mediterranean farmers defended prickly pear against removal; a study suggests the cactus can help native plants recover on degraded drylands

  • July 30, 2026
Ripened figs of Indian fig opuntia, credit – Wikimedia Commons Across parts of the Mediterranean, farmers have pushed…
WWildlife
Britain in 2011 launched a mission to poison every rat on South Georgia Island after invasive rodents devastated seabird colonies; by 2018, native birds were nesting in places they had abandoned for centuries | World News
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Britain in 2011 launched a mission to poison every rat on South Georgia Island after invasive rodents devastated seabird colonies; by 2018, native birds were nesting in places they had abandoned for centuries | World News

  • July 6, 2026
A daring mission to rid South Georgia Island of invasive rats, which had devastated native seabird colonies for…
EEnvironment
South Africa in the late 1800s planted millions of Australian acacias to stabilise sand dunes, but today scientists say they're draining rivers and replacing native ecosystems | World News
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South Africa in the late 1800s planted millions of Australian acacias to stabilise sand dunes, but today scientists say they’re draining rivers and replacing native ecosystems | World News

  • July 4, 2026
South Africa faces a severe water crisis stemming from Australian trees introduced over a century ago. These invasive…
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