DENVER — An aggressive aquatic nuisance species was found in a northeastern Colorado river. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, rusty crayfish have been located in the West Fork Little ...

Invasive species may be plants, animals, or pathogens or even microorganisms that make their way into an environment where they don’t belong. Unlike a friendly neighbor who moves in next door, these ...

According to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, the state is plagued by more than 500 non-native plant and animal species, especially iguanas. Green iguanas have been taking over ...

PORT HURON, Mich. – A highly-invasive wood boring bug was intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Port Huron. It was discovered March 17 by CBP agriculture specialists at a Port ...

The insect is not known to have been encountered in the Port Huron area since November 2021. “Our nation's agriculture industry is constantly at risk from pests and disease not known to occur in ...

Tasmania's salmon aquaculture industry started in the 1980s — it's since grown to become a billion-dollar force in the state, producing almost 75,000 tonnes of Atlantic salmon for the 2022-23 ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Americans should hunt and cook nutrias, an invasive species found in marshy areas, to help curb their population. By Simon J. Levien The U.S. Fish and ...

Invasive animal species. Quagga mussels are currently at the top of invasive species watch lists.The mussels have acted as little hitchhikers, spreading from the Great Lakes to the western U.S ...

The program includes a network of 22 Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas in Michigan, local partnerships involved in early detection, response, prevention and control of invasive species.

Rochester. The only invasive reptile on the list, the red-eared slider, was first observed in New York in 1995. The turtle, named for its distinct red or orange stripe behind its eye, has a large ...

The first Australian redclaw crayfish was reported in the U.S. in 2013 by a user on the animal identification website iNaturalist, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife.

An invasive species is a plant or animal that is not native to a state and has a tendency to spread, which may cause damage to the environment, to the economy, or to human health.