Invasive Species

Latest about invasive species

The brown tree snake, which is nocturnal, was accidentally introduced to Guam in the late 1940s or early 1950s.

Bizarre new type of locomotion discovered in invasive snakes

By Harry Baker published

Researchers believe the new locomotion is behind the success of invasive snakes in Guam and hope to use this information to create countermeasures.

Snakes
Wildlife biologist Jenny Ketterlin Eckles and wildlife technician Edward Mercer, both with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, hold a Burmese python during a press conference in the Florida Everglades about the non-native species on Jan. 29, 2015 in Miami, Florida.

Would you eat a python to save the Everglades?

By Patrick Pester published

Invading pythons are causing problems for the native wildlife in Florida. Should people start eating them and are they even safe to eat?

Snakes
An Asian giant hornet (aka "murder hornet") prepares to emerge from a cell in a nest discovered in Washington State.

200 'murder hornet' queens found inside first US nest of this invasive insect

By Stephanie Pappas published

There were nearly 200 new queens poised to start their own colonies in a 'murder hornet' nest destroyed by Washington state entomologists.

Insects
Wearing protective suits, Washington State Department of Agriculture workers vacuum up a nest of Asian giant hornets on Oct. 24, 2020, in Blaine, Washington. Working in the pre-dawn darkness, the workers are illuminated by red lamps as they search, trap and use dental floss to tie tracking devices to the so-called murder hornets.

1st 'murder hornet' nest in US found and destroyed

By Stephanie Pappas published

The invasive wasp is a threat to honeybees.

Bees & Wasps
An image shows a murder hornet's distinctive face.

Here's how to tell a 'murder hornet' from other nasty wasps

By Rafi Letzter published

A new paper gathers images of invasive Vespa hornet species worldwide, and offers clues to help identify them.

Bees & Wasps
Feral cats such as this one, photographed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii in Hanauma Bay, introduced a parasite into local ecosystems.

'Mind-control' cat parasite has now reached Hawaii's parks

By Mindy Weisberger published

The parasite Toxoplasma gondii has been found on Oahu, Hawaii public lands for the first time.

Domestic Cats
Mice are attacking and eating Tristan albatross chicks on Gough Island in the South Atlantic.

Mice Caught Attacking Adult Albatross in Gruesome Video

By Stephanie Pappas published

Conservationists are alarmed at the brazen behavior of invasive mice.

Land Mammals
Jeff Fobb holds a Burmese python as he speaks to the media at the start of the 2013 Python Challenge in Davie, Florida.

Hunters Set to Round Up Giant Burmese Pythons in Florida Challenge

By Stephanie Pappas published

The state of Florida is preparing to host the Super Bowl in January … and to wipe out as many invasive pythons as possible.

Snakes
Lionfish are voracious eaters and can expand their stomachs 30 times their original volume to accommodate that appetite.

The Voracious and Invasive Lionfish Is Taking Over the Atlantic. Here's Why.

By Grant Currin published

The striking lionfish is invading the Atlantic Ocean, eating its way through coral reef after coral reef.

Animals
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Flushed Goldfish Grew to Be Kitten-Size in Niagara River

By Mindy Weisberger published

Tens of millions of "freed" goldfish are thought to inhabit the Great Lakes.

Fish
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