Arizona is constantly facing significant challenges in managing invasive species, which are often aided by climate change. Invasive plants like buffelgrass, stinknet, and salt cedar outcompete native ...

Joro spiders, an invasive orb-weaving species native to East Asia, have invaded the U.S. and most of the Southeastern states.

Partula snails all but vanished from Polynesia after the arrival of a carnivorous foreign snail. But a global alliance of zoos has worked to bring them back.

For Renee Aland, it was another regular morning … until she glanced out her car window and saw what appeared to be an alligator-sized lizard. What happened? Aland's eyes weren't ...

South Florida is already home to iguanas, crocodiles, and alligators, and all manner of dangerous animals (looking at you, Burmese pythons), but few likely know we also have dragons. Invasive species ...

The Everglades seldom benefit from invasive species. Burmese pythons have unraveled food webs for decades. Asian swamp eels threaten wading birds. Green iguanas damage landscapes and infrastructure.

A rare Florida cold front stunned and killed thousands of invasive iguanas, but wildlife experts warn the population is likely to rebound due to their high reproductive rate.

An early February cold snap killed iguanas across South Florida, delivering a natural blow to one of the state’s most damaging invasive species.

Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he’s finding a less welcome catch in some of the fields he manages in southern Louisiana. Snails. Big ones. For every crawfish ...

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KAPLAN, La. (AP) — Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he's finding a less welcome catch in some of the fields he manages in southern Louisiana. Snails. Big ones. For ...