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Plant ‘time bombs’ highlight how sneaky invasive species can be

A stealthy, destructive weed — the sycamore maple — began its “don’t worry, just love me” phase of invading Great…

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Problem to plate: Could eating invasive species be a sustainability game changer?

Reports show invasive species have cost North America $1.26 trillion in the last 60 years, crowding out native species and…

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Giant tortoise migration in the Galápagos may be stymied by invasive trees

After trudging upslope for weeks, a giant tortoise slows its hundreds of cumbersome kilograms to a stop. Dense woods defended…

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How an invasive ant changed a lion’s dinner menu

How did the ant steal the lion’s dinner? This isn’t the beginning of one of Aesop’s Fables. It’s the finding…

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Invasive ants leave lions scrambling for prey on the savannah in an ecological chain reaction

Lions, elephants, zebras, buffalo, ants, and trees are all locked in an intricate ecological web in one Kenyan nature preserve.…

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Invasive mink eradicated from parts of England by using scented traps

Mink are now found throughout the UK after escaping from fur farms or being released by animal activists Roy Waller/Alamy…

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Minnesota, Wisconsin wildlife officials capture 100s of invasive carp in Mississippi River

FILE – Invasive carp, jolted by an electric current from a research boat, jump from the Illinois River, June 13,…

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