Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi calls for words 'invasive species' to be ditched

During an interview with Yahoo News, she explained her stance on the term.

Introduced species aren't good or bad—they are labeled according to human interests

In George Orwell's 1945 allegorical novella "Animal Farm," pigs coach the other revolutionary farm animals in their new creed ...

Introduced species aren’t good or bad. But when they slip from our control, we are quick to condemn them

In George Orwell’s 1945 allegorical novella Animal Farm, pigs coach the other revolutionary farm animals in their new creed ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Invasive Species Awareness Week, Learn How Museum Researchers Track the Rogue Wildlife Infiltrating American Ecosystems

From a beautiful fish that’s eating the Caribbean to a tiny bivalve with a huge impact, North America’s most notorious introduced species have reshaped the continent’s ecosystems Benjamin Hack A ...
Science Daily

Introduced trees are becoming more common in the eastern United States, while native diversity declines

In a new study, researchers used more than 5 million measurements from individual trees across much of eastern North America and showed the rate at which introduced species are spreading has increased ...
The Conversation

Climate change means we may have to learn to live with invasive species

Invasive species are often looked upon with suspicion. From non-native “weeds” to insects and aquatic invaders, introduced (or non-native) species continue to be misunderstood — and consequently often ...
University of Hawaii

Introduced animals change how island plants spread, new global study finds

On islands, many plants rely on animals such as birds, bats and reptiles to disperse their seeds and help them grow in new places. When native animals go extinct, this naturally reduces seed dispersal ...
Phys.org

Invasive alien species biggest threat to biodiversity and livelihoods in Caribbean, according to new field guide

Invasive alien species (IAS) explored in a CABI-published book pose the biggest threat to biodiversity, crop and/or livestock production, human and/or animal health, and economic development in the ...

Hawaii introduced predatory beetles 13 times to control crop pests; the only species that established was one scientists never meant to introduce

Taxonomic ignorance and confusion lead to an unexpected result documents 13 introductions of beetles from the genus Calosoma ...

Mynas introduced to control a coconut pest later became pests themselves

In 1915, common mynas were introduced to the Cook Islands to mitigate a coconut pest problem. Unfortunately, these birds ...
Forbes

How Do Introduced Parrots Thrive In Cities?

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Some of you may have read my recent piece where I shared a study that reports that native ...