Calling species 'invasive' – and culling them – isn't done lightly. But it matters to Australia's threatened species

It may sound abstract, but distinctions between “native”, “introduced” or “invasive” species can often be life or death.
Opinion

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 of Animalism using the memorable maxim: four legs good, two legs bad.
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 ...

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.

Invasive species do much more damage in Australia and NZ than elsewhere. But why?

If you had to pick the countries where invasive species pose the biggest problems, you probably wouldn’t think of Australia. The continent has some of the world’s strictest biosecurity, a small human ...
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 ...
Yahoo News Australia

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 of Animalism using the memorable maxim: four legs good, two legs bad. In ...
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 ...

Why the humble rabbit might be Australia’s worst introduced species

The 19th century pastoralist Thomas Austin was homesick. He yearned for the pastimes of his home in England – especially ...
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 ...