Sacramento County leaders have declared a local emergency over the growing threat of golden mussels, an invasive species from Asia that experts warn could harm waterways, ecosystems, and…
Read more Sacramento County declares emergency over invasive golden musselsBurmese pythons are expanding their territory north along Florida’s Gulf Coast, with sightings becoming more frequent in areas beyond the Everglades. Wade Gardener recently captured one of these…
Read more Burmese pythons expand their reach along Florida’s Gulf CoastGolden oyster mushrooms arrived in the United States in the early 2010s. The canary-colored, fluffy mushrooms have since gained popularity as an aesthetically pleasing, tasty addition to numerous…
Read more A Popular Gourmet Mushroom Is Escaping Gardens and Invading US ForestsFor residents of the southeastern United States, fall signals the return of Joro spiders—huge, bright yellow arachnids from Asia—haunting porches, gardens, and just about anywhere big enough for…
Read more They’re Huge, They’re Creepy, and They’re Back—An Expert’s Tips for Joro Spider SeasonIn 1955, U.S. and Canadian officials established the Great Lakes Fishery Commission—a bilateral treaty organization intended to root out what was often referred to as the “vampire fish.”…
Read more The Feds Who Kill Blood-Sucking ParasitesThursday’s weather radar featured what experts believe to be a mass of spotted lanternflies, an invasive species, moving around the D.C. area. Since crossing into Maryland in 2018,…
Read more Mob of invasive spotted lanternflies appear on DC area’s weather radar – WTOP NewsThere are all sorts of cruel parasites out there, and more are being uncovered all the time. Scientists have recently found several invasive species of parasitic wasps that…
Read more Scientists Discover New Parasitic Wasps Invading the U.S.A dive team in New York state is doing the hard work on the front lines of protecting a treasured regional lake from dangerous invasive species. According to…
Read more Professional dive team rips out more than 1,300 pounds of harmful plant from lake: ‘This is a high-risk area’Emerald Coast Open – the largest lionfish tournament in the world – encourages restaurants and their customers to discover the joy of eating lionfish TAMPA, Fla., May 7,…
Read more Live Wildly Joins Campaign to Turn Invasive Lionfish from Malicious to DeliciousFrom Invasive Species, at the Vineyard Theatre. Photo: Julieta Cervantes Two imperious blondes haunt Maia Novi throughout her play Invasive Species: Gwyneth Paltrow and Eva Perón. At drama…
Read more Yale Drama Meets the Psych Ward: Invasive SpeciesBlue catfish grow to large sizes, are tasty to eat and can be easily caught in the majority of Maryland’s rivers — the problem is they’re considered invasive,…
Read more ‘They’re everywhere’: Maryland seeks to reduce supply of tasty, invasive blue catfish – WTOP NewsBOSTON — Amid warnings that biodiversity is in freefall, environmental leaders will gather in Montreal to hammer out measures aimed at shoring up the world’s land and marine…
Read more Governments gather in Canada in bid to boost biodiversityRENO, Nev. — Conservationists who won a court order against U.S. wildlife officials say they’ll sue them again for failing to protect a Nevada wildflower whose last remaining…
Read more Groups to US: Protect Nevada flower from mine or face court
