For more than a century, the dominant narrative in New Zealand has been that introduced species are ‘pests’ – invaders to be eradicated at all costs. Forest & Bird, DOC, and other agencies still ...

The round goby is a relatively small fish, but they are causing big problems in the Great Lakes, including Lake Erie and some ...

The cane toad, a South American amphibian, has become a devastating invasive species globally. Introduced for pest control, ...

The reports on biodiversity are based on indicators that only take indigenous -- i.e. 'original' -- species into account for each region. Yet today modern environments are made up of indigenous and ...

Introduced and invasive species can present big problems, particularly when those species are charismatic, finds a recently published paper in the Ecological Society of America’s journal Frontiers in ...

Sven Bacher received funding from the European Commission and a fellowship of the Center of Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University. Sabrina Kumschick acknowledges funding from the South African ...

Climate change is already having a profound impact on cities, as global urbanization pushes more and more people to live in them. The animals who cohabitate with human, whether we appreciate their ...

Sebastian Leuzinger receives funding from The Royal Society. Auckland University of Technology provides funding as a member of The Conversation NZ. Auckland University of Technology provides funding ...

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