The Rats Evicted From Paradise
Palmyra had been an isolated and tranquil Pacific atoll, until a 20th-Century invasion of black rats arrived, setting the whole atoll’s ecology hurtling down a …
Palmyra had been an isolated and tranquil Pacific atoll, until a 20th-Century invasion of black rats arrived, setting the whole atoll’s ecology hurtling down a …
Goldfish haven’t gotten as much attention as invasive carp, but they are causing significant problems in parts of Europe, Canada, and Australia as well as …
Invasive Asian carp is a national problem requiring a national solution. Against the Current explores the impact Asian carp are having on Southern and Midwestern …
A sea lamprey has no jaw, no proper teeth, and no bones. Yet this predator can attach like a suction cup to a fish 100 …
The population of green iguanas in Florida has grown rapidly in the past decade. The reptiles are not native to the state and were likely …
On any given day, helicopters and an armada of airboats fan out across Florida’s freshwaters to spray tank after tank of poison. Without the millions …
Scientists have documented major shifts downward in many native fish populations after an invasion by Northern Snakeheads in Maryland waters, according to a US Fish and …
Maine’s lobster industry is on the brink of a crisis. According to the state, this year’s catch is down and the cost to continue fishing …
In warmer waters, the invasive predator eats more efficiently, gluttonously, and frequently. Working from the Cape Eleuthera Institute in the Bahamas, Clay Steell found that …