Invasive Species
Invasive Species
Articles tagged with "Invasive Species"
Iguanas are falling out of trees in Florida. But here's why you shouldn't try to 'save' them.
The odds of a frozen 10-pound reptile crash-landing on its head in front of you is unlikely, but this time of year in Florida, the chance may be higher than you think. Green iguanas are not native to Florida but were introduced to the Sunshine State in the 1960s.
The little-known phenomenon that's making it harder for some animals to mate in the wild
Mating calls and rituals can be intercepted, or drowned out, by invasive species. Scientists are just starting to understand the consequences. In New Zealand, females from an invasive South African mantis species may be luring native males to their deaths.
Rapid expansion of ring-necked parakeets in UK sparks concern
In the past 20 years, the soundscape in the ancient wild, rolling landscape of Richmond Park has been transformed. Once you would have heard the chirrup of the stonechat, the chirp of the greater spotted woodpecker or the song of the skylark. Today, the auditory power of one bird dominates.
‘It’s an open invasion’: how millions of quagga mussels changed Lake Geneva for ever
Like cholesterol clogging up an artery, it took just a couple of years for the quagga mussels to infiltrate the 5km (3-mile) highway of pipes under the Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne (EPFL). By the time anyone realised what was going on, it was too late.
Iguanas are falling out of trees in Florida. But here's why you shouldn't try to 'save' them.
The odds of a frozen 10-pound reptile crash-landing on its head in front of you is unlikely, but this time of year in Florida, the chance may be higher than you think. Green iguanas are not native to Florida but were introduced to the Sunshine State in the 1960s.
The little-known phenomenon that's making it harder for some animals to mate in the wild
Mating calls and rituals can be intercepted, or drowned out, by invasive species. Scientists are just starting to understand the consequences. In New Zealand, females from an invasive South African mantis species may be luring native males to their deaths.
Rapid expansion of ring-necked parakeets in UK sparks concern
In the past 20 years, the soundscape in the ancient wild, rolling landscape of Richmond Park has been transformed. Once you would have heard the chirrup of the stonechat, the chirp of the greater spotted woodpecker or the song of the skylark. Today, the auditory power of one bird dominates.
‘It’s an open invasion’: how millions of quagga mussels changed Lake Geneva for ever
Like cholesterol clogging up an artery, it took just a couple of years for the quagga mussels to infiltrate the 5km (3-mile) highway of pipes under the Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne (EPFL). By the time anyone realised what was going on, it was too late.
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