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This invasive frog can fit baby turtles inside its mouth

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Invasive salmon, clams and seaweed are next threats to biodiversity in Britain

Pink salmon, Purple Asian clams, marine invertebrates that form spaghetti-like colonies and a nematode worm that causes extensive deaths of…

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Texas aims to legalize hunting invasive sheep from helicopters

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Invasive weed threatens Southern California’s deserts

Once thought resistant to invasion, regional deserts are losing native plants to aggressive weedy species like Saharan mustard. New research…

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Cannibal tadpoles help Australia fight invasive species

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Genetically modified, cannibal tadpoles may be the solution to Australia’s nearly century-old invasive cane…

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Vicious invasive ants form gigantic supercolonies

The next time you’re outside, look down. Odds are, you might spot one of Earth’s estimated 20 quadrillion ants scurrying…

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US Fish and Wildlife is begging you to eat more invasive marsh rodents

The US Fish and Wildlife Service is asking Americans to step up as conservationists and make a meal out of…

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Where do invasive species spread and why? Researchers take a novel approach to find the answer

Science tells us invasive species — like the spotted tilapia — are always on the move, making it difficult for…

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DNA barcodes and citizen science images map spread of biocontrol agent for control of major invasive shrub

New CABI-led research using publicly-shared DNA barcodes and citizen science images have provided new evidence on the establishment and spread…

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Forest landowner motivation to control invasive species depends on land use, study shows

Many U.S. forests are privately owned, particularly in the Eastern and North Central part of the country. This makes control…

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