Articles for Invasive Species

In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change
3 days ago

In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change

Associated Press  

EVERGLADES, Fla. — As a boy, when the water was low Talbert Cypress from the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida rummaged through the Everglades’ forests, swam in its swampy ponds and fished in its canals. Miccosukee Tribal elder Michael Frank, top left, rides an airboat with members of a task force that brings together federal, state, tribal and local …

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How did mussels sneak into California, despite decades of state shipping rules?
3 weeks, 5 days ago

How did mussels sneak into California, despite decades of state shipping rules?

Associated Press  

After the recent discovery of a destructive mussel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, some experts say California officials have failed to effectively enforce laws designed to protect waterways from invaders carried in ships’ ballast water. A state law enacted 20 years ago has required California officials to inspect 25% of incoming ships and sample their ballast water before it’s …

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How a Soviet swamp rat scheme for Azerbaijan went horribly wrong
1 month, 1 week ago

How a Soviet swamp rat scheme for Azerbaijan went horribly wrong

BBC  

How a Soviet swamp rat scheme for Azerbaijan went horribly wrong Getty Images A Soviet zoologist with a passion for long-extinct mammals set out to reinvigorate the landscape of the Caucasus in the 20th Century. Today, 70 years on from publication of Vereshchagin's book, coypu can be found across almost every wetland in Azerbaijan, says ecological researcher Zulfu Farajli. Farajli's …

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Invasive Species Are Threatening the Quality of New York’s Tap Water
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Invasive Species Are Threatening the Quality of New York’s Tap Water

Wired  

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate Science and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Partly as a result of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s consistent efforts to protect these watersheds through the Long-Term Watershed Protection Plan, this network is considered the gold standard for urban water supplies. But in recent years, three invasive species have …

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European wasps threaten Australian biodiversity
1 month, 3 weeks ago

European wasps threaten Australian biodiversity

ABC  

Robyn Williams: And here's another spineless creature few of us know much about, an invader whose presence creates huge consequences, domino effects. Thomas Newsome: We noticed in the alpine region that in 2018, which was also a dry year, that after we experimentally placed some animal carcasses across the landscape, that within minutes, hundreds, if not thousands of European wasps …

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Cheaper hydrogen, marine invertebrates and European wasps threaten biodiversity
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cheaper hydrogen, marine invertebrates and European wasps threaten biodiversity

ABC  

Robyn Williams: There's something paradoxical about The Science Show this week: an upside-down jellyfish, an Oxford team obsessed with BO, wasps beheading other insects, and advice on how to survive being in a black hole. Janna Levin: Yeah, there's a lot of this kind of monster truck talk around black holes that I think is a little undeserved, that they're …

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Calls for action after invasive tilapia fish found on K'Gari, off Queensland coast
2 months, 1 week ago

Calls for action after invasive tilapia fish found on K'Gari, off Queensland coast

ABC  

For hundreds of thousands of years, K'gari has been a haven for native animals and special species of flora and fauna, but a noxious pest from Africa has found its way onto the Queensland island. "As the landowner, they have a general biosecurity obligation to take all reasonable and practical measures to minimise the biosecurity risks associated with tilapia," the …

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Hawaii has gone down under for invasive species advice – again
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Hawaii has gone down under for invasive species advice – again

Associated Press  

A delegation of Hawaii lawmakers and officials recently returned from a more than $50,000 visit to New Zealand seeking ways the state could better shield itself from invasive species – advice it failed to heed almost two decades ago. Over five days, 17 people – five legislators and representatives of four state departments – visited New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, and …

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Sustainable eating habits that can help the environment without taking over your life
3 months, 1 week ago

Sustainable eating habits that can help the environment without taking over your life

NPR  

Sustainable eating habits that can help the environment without taking over your life toggle caption Rob Kim/Getty Images Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. But as WBUR Boston's Barbara Moran explains: Sponsor Message "n the middle of New England winter, nobody is growing tomatoes locally unless they’re hydroponic or in a greenhouse. Vegan …

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A colourful shrub with a dark trait: Invasive species sweeping Aravallis
4 months ago

A colourful shrub with a dark trait: Invasive species sweeping Aravallis

Hindustan Times  

An early morning drive on the Gurgaon-Faridabad Road, running along Delhi’s southern-most border, in the peak of monsoon is a pleasant experience. Even though the forest department has tried restoration of forest patches, including the Central Ridge, simply clearing the ground-level does nothing and the shrub simply regenerates within a matter of months,” said environmentalist Pradip Krishen, adding that efforts …

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Forest dept fails to achieve Gliricidia removal target
4 months ago

Forest dept fails to achieve Gliricidia removal target

Hindustan Times  

While the Pune forest department has set a target for phase-wise removal of Gliricidia trees – an invasive plant species spread over thousands of hectares – the department has failed to achieve its target due to various reasons, including citizens’ objection and availability of funds. As part of the “Harit Yojana”, the then forest department had planted Gliricidia trees on …

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Does India have laws against invasive species from ballast water?
4 months, 1 week ago

Does India have laws against invasive species from ballast water?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department has informed the National Green Tribunal that it has sought ₹160 crore from the Kamarajar Port in Ennore, Tamil Nadu, to facilitate the removing of invasive mussels on the coast near the port in connection with an ongoing case on the proliferation of Mytella strigata, or charru mussel that harms …

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The Olympic windsurfers and rowers fighting invasive alien species
5 months ago

The Olympic windsurfers and rowers fighting invasive alien species

BBC  

The Olympic windsurfers and rowers fighting invasive alien species Max Miechowski British windsurfers, sailors and rowers have been helping in the fight against invasive species – showing big sporting events like the Olympics can leave a legacy of biodiversity. "On the water, I'm just having so much fun – it's only when I come off the water I realise actually …

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IUCN Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group meeting in Kotagiri discusses conservation efforts and challenges
6 months ago

IUCN Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group meeting in Kotagiri discusses conservation efforts and challenges

The Hindu  

Members of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature SSC Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group held a meeting in Kotagiri in the Nilgiris on Thursday, a press release from the Keystone Foundation said. “The meeting, attended by 25 distinguished experts and researchers from five states in India as well as from Sri Lanka focused on topics crucial for the …

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Phillip Island penguin protection plans underway amid avian influenza outbreak overseas
6 months ago

Phillip Island penguin protection plans underway amid avian influenza outbreak overseas

ABC  

In short: There are concerns the overseas outbreak of bird flu poses a risk to the little penguins on Phillip Island. One of Victoria's top tourist attractions, the Phillip Island home to thousands of penguins, is developing high-level plans to protect the world-famous flock from bird flu. "Phillip Island Nature Parks has been really concerned about the risk and has …

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Project Nilgiri Tahr is helping T.N. Forest Department better conserve ecology of Mukurthi National Park in Nilgiris: experts
6 months ago

Project Nilgiri Tahr is helping T.N. Forest Department better conserve ecology of Mukurthi National Park in Nilgiris: experts

The Hindu  

The Shola-grassland ecology of Mukurthi National Park, the conservation of its endemic flora and fauna, and the positive impacts of removal of invasive species from the landscape are being more thoroughly understood as a result of the Tamil Nadu State government’s flagship conservation programme - Project Nilgiri Tahr to help conserve the State animal. Home to one of the largest …

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Officials sound alarm on invasive Asian 'mystery snails' found in Georgia that could be disaster for US economy
6 months ago

Officials sound alarm on invasive Asian 'mystery snails' found in Georgia that could be disaster for US economy

Daily Mail  

Georgia wildlife officials have asked the public for help eradicating a colony of invasive 'mystery snails,' which harbor dangerous parasites and damage property. 'Recent regulatory changes prohibit individuals from possessing live mystery snails within the state of Georgia,' as Georgia's Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division reiterated on Tuesday, 'regardless of their intended use.' Georgia wildlife officials have asked …

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Eradication of exotic and invasive species from Western Ghats | Madras High Court judges hold meeting with T.N. officials
6 months, 1 week ago

Eradication of exotic and invasive species from Western Ghats | Madras High Court judges hold meeting with T.N. officials

The Hindu  

After successfully reducing tourist footfall to Udhagamandalam and Kodaikanal through the introduction of the e-pass system during the summer season, the Madras High Court has now embarked on its next exercise of giving an impetus to the eradication of exotic and invasive species such as Lantana camara and Senna spectabilis to restore the shola forests in the Western Ghats. Justices …

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Spotted deers spell doom for mangroves in Andamans
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Spotted deers spell doom for mangroves in Andamans

Hindustan Times  

In the 1900s, the British introduced three species of deer into the Andaman islands: Axis axis, Muntiacus muntjak, and the hog deer. This proliferating population of spotted deer is damaging mangroves in the Andaman Islands, reports an April 2024 study by researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India. In their study, published in the Journal of Wildlife Science, the researchers …

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Coonoor municipality assures residents of water availability for next 30 days
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Coonoor municipality assures residents of water availability for next 30 days

The Hindu  

The Coonoor Municipality has assured local residents that there is enough water to meet the town’s demands for the next month. Farijan, said that as per their calculations, the current available water would be sufficient to meet the demands of local residents and businesses for the next 30-40 days. The town’s water supply is also supplemented by the Emerald Combined …

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Tamirabharani fish count reveals 36 species, smooth-coated otters
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamirabharani fish count reveals 36 species, smooth-coated otters

The Hindu  

A random fish count conducted at seven places along the Tamirabharani watercourse has revealed that the perennial river has 36 fish species and rare smooth-coated Otters in Papanasam area. The river basin boasts a highly diverse fish fauna, with a 2019 study documenting 125 species, including six endangered and four threatened species. These fish contribute significantly to Tamil Nadu’s freshwater …

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Squirrel and Japanese knotweed: The chefs cooking with invasive species
10 months, 1 week ago

Squirrel and Japanese knotweed: The chefs cooking with invasive species

BBC  

Squirrel and Japanese knotweed: The chefs cooking with invasive species Getty Images Grey squirrel is an invasive species in the UK which threatens native wildlife and forests across the country The "invasivorism" trend is attempting to combat the threat posed by invasive species – by eating them. Invasive species are pushing that balance out of whack – Doug McMaster "I …

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The bees learning to fight off invasive hornets
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The bees learning to fight off invasive hornets

BBC  

The bees learning to fight off invasive hornets Sandra Rojas-Nossa Invasive Asian hornets are spreading across the world, making bees their victims The invading Asian hornets hovers, biding their time outside the bumblebee colony. The buff-tailed bumblebee did not evolve alongside Asian hornets – their native predators include badgers, birds, wasps and spiders – so O'Shea-Wheller describes this as "an …

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Saplings of native trees replace invasive species in Anamalai Tiger Reserve’s core areas
11 months, 1 week ago

Saplings of native trees replace invasive species in Anamalai Tiger Reserve’s core areas

The Hindu  

The Forest Department has taken up mass removal of invasive species in the Ulandy range in the core area of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve where saplings of native trees are being raised. ATR authorities said saplings of native trees had been planted after clearing invasive plants on 90 hectares of forest lands in the Ulandy range alone in the current …

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