“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” No matter the diligence or determination you have, weeds tend to creep into every nook and cranny of lawns, gardens, sidewalks, and driveways. In addition to being an eyesore, they compete with other plant growth and could possibly compromise the […]
MANITOWOC, Wis. (WFRV) – Families and wildlife enthusiasts gathered in Manitowoc to see salmon released into the wild. At the Lincoln Park Zoo, more than 11,500 Coho Salmon were raised over the last year to kill an invasive species of fish threatening the Great Lakes called Alewives. During the summer months, those fish often wash […]
WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. – An invasive lizard is making its way up the East Coast from South Florida. The Peter’s Rock Agama has a brightly colored head that immediately grabs your attention. It’s larger than most lizards, and many people are curious about the new species they see more often. Jingchen Bi was caught off […]
ARVADA, Colo (KDVR) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife removed more than a dozen invasive fish, each weighing more than 40 pounds, from an Arvada pond. Acting on a tip from a community member, Kara Van Hoose and a team of CPW aquatic biologists found 14 invasive bighead carp in the pond at Jack B. Tomlinson Park. Deadly, […]
An angler discovered a huge invasive species while fishing in a Colorado pond, and video shows just how big the monster-size fish are. Wildlife officials removed more than a dozen 3-foot-long bighead carp from the Jack B Tomlinson Park pond in Arvada, according to a May 13 news release. Arvada is about a 10-mile drive […]
May 11—1/1 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY STATE OF HAWAII Lawmakers from the Kalihi-Kapalama area plan to hold a community meeting Tuesday to address concerns over increasing statewide infestations of invasive coconut rhinoceros beetles. State and city lawmakers from the Kalihi-Kapalama area are scheduled to host a community meeting to address concerns over […]
Scuba divers at the 2023 Florida Keys Lionfish Derby & Festival caught 1,898 lionfish, breaking the previous records for Florida Keys derbies by more than 500. The derby, held in Islamorada by the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), drew 76 participants across 22 teams who fished from sunrise to sunset on Sept. 8 and 9. […]
Apr. 24—1/2 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY HDOA The coconut rhinoceros beetles are a serious pest of palm trees, primarily coconut trees. Adult beetles bore into their crowns to feed on the tree’s sap. 2/2 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY HDOA The invasive beetles — first detected on Oahu in December […]
Those white-flowering trees you see along the highways and in neighborhoods throughout Central Indiana might seem like a welcome harbinger of spring. They actually represent a threat similar to one recognized more than 60 years ago, in the landmark book, “Silent Spring.” In 1962, author Rachel Carson warned that Americans could lose one of their beloved […]
Several southwest Ohio counties, including some in the Miami Valley, are under a quarantine aimed at preventing the spread of an invasive insect- the box tree moth. >>PHOTOS: Invasive Box Tree Moth found in Ohio Starting today, Butler, Greene, Montgomery, Warren, Clermont, and Hamilton counties will have regulations in place restricting the movement of boxwood […]
Mar. 9—BENZONIA — Hemlock woolly adelgids continued their spread north, this time forcing the closure of a trail in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Old Indian Trail and the area surrounding it will be closed to visitors for several months as park employees and others work to identify the extent of the invasive insects’ spread, […]
Note to readers: The Naples Daily News and News-Press are asking experts questions about Burmese Pythons in 2024. The invasive python is wreaking havoc with the ecosystem in southern parts of Florida. We recently submitted a list of questions to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). McKayla Spencer, FWC Nonnative Fish and Wildlife […]