OSHKOSH — J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue will participate in National Invasive Species Awareness Week (Feb. 26 to March 3), which aims to curb the spread of invasive species. The rescue’s mission is to provide alternatives to releasing unwanted pets into the wild Invasive species, which includes non-native plants, animals, pathogens and microorganisms, pose a significant […]
Feb. 13—DOUGLAS COUNTY — A free educational webinar on protecting Wisconsin lakes from invasive spiny water fleas will take place from 6-7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 15. Spiny water fleas can disrupt lake food webs and harm the walleye fishery. To learn more, join Zach Stewart and the Douglas County Surface Waters Program for a webinar […]
Feb. 11—The bills were supported by the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Big Island and Oahu Invasive Species Committees, Sierra Club of Hawaii, and Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, but opposed by the Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery Association. Two bills introduced in the state Legislature seek to stem Hawaii’s growing invasive species problems with more oversight […]
As Washington’s coastal Dungeness crab commercial season opens this week — a mean, green menace continues to threaten to create a “crab crisis” in the Pacific Northwest. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says European green crabs are continuing to cause issues, despite efforts by the federal government. KIRO Newsradio’s Kate Stone was invited […]
A hunter sitting in his truck spotted a conspicuous shadow in a Florida swamp and did something a little crazy: He jumped in the muddy water and grabbed it. The shape proved to be exactly what he suspected — an invasive Burmese python — and video posted Jan. 30 shows it was angry and vicious. […]
Jan. 22—Carol Kwan, a Mililani-based arborist, will never forget the day that little fire ants rained down on her while she was on the job. Kwan was measuring a tree in June 2022 at a proposed construction site in the Punchbowl area when she brushed up against some branches. That’s when she suddenly felt biting […]
Spring is months away, but as warmer weather arrives we can expect a familiar sight at garden centers and nurseries in New Jersey: a wide offering of non-native woody plants and perennials from foreign landscapes. These plants may be attractive, with blooms or fall colors that stand out in gardens, or easy to grow for […]
Jan. 7—Hoping to preserve dwindling native bull trout populations, state wildlife officials are looking to remove lake trout from Swan Lake. “There’s a sense of urgency to do something before it’s too late,” said Leo Rosenthal, a fisheries management biologist with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks in Region 1. Bull trout, which are native to […]
Florida has long been home to an unnatural assortment of creatures from faraway lands and habitats, and these tourists turned permanent residents have wreaked havoc on the natural ecosystem. You can thank the Burmese pythons slithering around the Everglades for the lack of marsh rabbits, and the Asian swamp eels are to blame for cratering […]