Australian Mouse Feared Extinct After Fires Found Alive
Camera traps spotted the endangered smoky mouse in seven different locations
Decades of Tree Data Reveal Forests Under Attack
Smithsonian researchers with ForestGEO found that invasive species are linked to roughly one in four tree deaths in a section of the Blue Ridge Mountains
How Do You Solve a Problem Like a Horde of Herpes-Infected Monkeys?
Feral rhesus macaques are invasive in Florida, but there are no easy solutions for managing them
These Bees Fight Varroa Mites With Help From Special Engineered Bacteria
Honeybees with engineered microbiomes were more likely to survive both mites and the viruses they carry
To Study Mass Die-Offs, Scientists Dumped 15 Tons of Feral Pig Carcasses Into a Field
The rotting, putrefying bodies flooded with insects, attracted scavengers and devastated local plants and microbes
Feral Pigs Are Invasive, Voracious and Resilient. They’re Also Spreading
The destructive swine are expanding their range in the United States and appear to be encroaching from Canada
Contrary to Popular Legend, Jimi Hendrix Did Not Introduce an Invasive Parakeet to the U.K.
A new study debunks several colorful theories about how ring-necked parakeets became the most abundant naturalized parrot across the pond
An Invasive Fish That Can Breathe and Move on Land Has Been Found in Georgia
Officials have issued blunt instructions to anyone who spots a northern snakehead: ‘Kill it immediately’
The Snakes That Ate Florida
Bounty hunters and biologists wade deep into the Everglades to wrestle with the invasion of giant pythons threatening the state’s wetlands
Giant Goldfish Shows Why You Should Never Flush Fish Down the Toilet
Invasive goldfish threaten the livelihood of native species, growing unchecked by predators and monopolizing habitats’ limited resources
A 10-Mile-Wide Ladybug Swarm Buzzed Over San Diego
At first, meteorologists thought the shadow on the radar was a storm. But this cloud didn’t bring rain
One Million Species at Risk of Extinction, Threatening Human Communities Around the World, U.N. Report Warns
A global assessment compiled by hundreds of scientists found that humans are inflicting staggering damage on the world’s biodiversity
Record-Breaking 17-Foot-Long Burmese Python Found in Florida
The 140-pound snake is the largest ever captured in the Florida Everglades’ Big Cypress National Preserve
Thousands of Invasive Cane Toads Overtake Florida Community
A mild winter and rain has led to a spring explosion of the amphibians, which are clogging pool filters, lawns and driveways
These 66 Species Are Potential Biodiversity Threats to European Ecosystems
Northern snakehead, green seaweed, striped eel catfish and fox squirrel are amongst the most high-risk species
An Iguana Species Last Documented by Charles Darwin Has Been Reintroduced to a Galápagos Island
The Galápagos land iguana on Santiago Island was decimated by invasive animals like cats, dogs and pigs
See Ten Lusty Cane Toads Latch Onto a Powerless Python
The toads, which are invasive in Australia, have been known to try and mate with everything from human hands to rotting mangoes
To Save Endangered Species, Should We Bring Them Into Our Cities?
Some ecologists believe our best chance to preserve biodiversity is to introduce non-native species to cities—but others warn of unintended consequences
Why Washington Mountain Goats Are Being Flown From One National Park to Another
Olympic National Park’s mountain goats are moving to saltier pastures
In the Last Decade, Four Birds Went Extinct and Four More Are Likely Gone
Habitat loss is the main culprit in killing off the birds, including Spix’s macaw, the star of the popular 2011 film Rio
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