Invasive species
It’s time Australia recognised cats and their impact as a major environmental issue | Trent Zimmerman
Domestic cats destroy over one million native animals a day – but Australians still find it hard to accept their own cute little moggie could be a killer
Trent Zimmerman
12, Aug, 2022 @8:00 PM
Shot and left to rot: Tasmania grapples with deer dilemma as invasive pest numbers soar
Environmentalists, farmers and commercial hunters are all calling on the state to end protection of an animal introduced 190 years ago
Cait Kelly
16, Jul, 2022 @8:00 PM
Crab invasion: alien species goes from pest to profit – a photo essay
Over the past decade, Tunisian fishing communities have been plagued by an invasive species of crab known for its destructive nature. So they got creative
Rossella Santosuosso
15, Jul, 2022 @7:06 AM
Oral contraceptives could help reduce grey squirrel numbers, research finds
British scientists say trial shows the nonlethal method could help eradicate the invasive species and allow red squirrels to recover
Helena Horton Environment reporter
11, Jul, 2022 @5:00 AM
Fish leather is here, it’s sustainable – and it’s made from invasive species to boot
An avid diver saw how lionfish have devastated populations of Florida’s native tropical fish and resolved to help solve the problem
Richard Luscombe in Miami
12, Jun, 2022 @12:00 PM
‘The next parakeet’: Britain’s dawn chorus at risk from Asian songbird
Exclusive: invasive red-billed leiothrix could threaten native bird populations such as robins and blackbirds, researchers warn
Phoebe Weston
06, Jun, 2022 @7:01 AM
Bug v killer cactus: Kenyan herders fight to stop a plant destroying their way of life
Imported insect offers a last hope against the invasive prickly pear cactus killing off grasslands and the animals that graze them
Peter Muiruri in Laikipia
06, Jun, 2022 @6:30 AM
Lizards or snakes? The stark game of survival playing out in Ibiza
The growing trend for imported olive trees has brought hoards of invasive snakes to the Spanish island, threatening the future of its wall lizard
Sam Jones in Ibiza
27, May, 2022 @9:00 AM
Shiny but deadly – don’t throw goldfish in rivers, pet owners told
Unwanted lockdown goldfish pose a triple threat to native species in UK waterways, study reveals
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
25, May, 2022 @6:00 AM
South American weevils released in UK waterways to tackle invasive weed
Non-native bugs will be first attempt at using biocontrol on floating pennywort, after years of research
Helena Horton Environment reporter
17, May, 2022 @5:00 AM
How to spot bark beetles and deadly fungus: the UK’s new tree-saving lab needs your help
Hi-tech laboratory launched to save trees from threats including oak processionary moth, emerald ash borer and citrus longhorn beetle
Phoebe Weston
13, May, 2022 @10:53 AM
Ohio woman pleads guilty to selling invasive crayfish species across 36 states
The case is believed to be the first enforcement action of its kind aimed at preventing the advance of the marbled crayfish
Oliver Milman
12, May, 2022 @10:00 AM
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