As the USA Today Network reported, lionfish are an invasive species in North Carolina that are devastating the local ecosystem. These fish are native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans but were ...

Invasive species are among the most significant threats to the United States’ native wildlife, biodiversity, and fragile ecosystems. Defined as non-native organisms that cause environmental, economic, ...

In southern Alabama or southern Georgia, seeing an American alligator gobble up a beaver amid white water lilies would be a memorable sight, and an entirely natural one. To see a Nile crocodile chomp ...

The Joro spider, Asian long-horned beetle and spotted lanternfly have company this summer. A "sneaky" invasive species that has a potentially deadly sting continues to spread across the U.S. and can ...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has launched a challenge to stop invasive mussels that cost more than $1 billion a year.

Pennsylvania officials are working to promote the planting of native species over invasive ones that take over ecosystems and hurt local wildlife. “Native species are vital to healthy ecosystems in ...

The spotted lanternfly, an invasive species from Asia, was first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014 and in Ohio in 2020. Adult lanternflies are about an inch long and half an inch wide, with distinctive ...

Invasive carp pose a significant threat to the Great Lakes' $21 billion fishing and boating industries. Federal funding cuts to agencies like the EPA and NOAA hinder efforts to combat invasive species ...

While many of us love new green additions in our yards and gardens, there are some plants we want to avoid, especially the invasive ones. These non-native intruders typically invade an area, taking ...