Invasive species
Cats Are An Alien Invasive Species, Poland Declares
The decision to place domestic cats on a list of alien invasive species is causing a firestorm among cat lovers in Poland.
Millions of Mice Are Terrorizing Australia
“People are literally tying strings around their trousers... because they don’t want them running up.”
Pablo Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Won’t Stop Having Sex and Pooping
And they’re wreaking havoc with Colombia’s waterways.
First Known 'Murder Hornet' Nest In the U.S. Found, to Be Eradicated
The Asian giant hornet is the largest hornet in the world and a small group can wipe out an entire honey bee colony in hours. Now, the first known nest in the U.S. has been found.
Invading Cicadas May Turn Into Sex-Crazed Zombies This Summer
Millions of cicadas are making a joyous debut after 17 years underground — except those whose butts and genitals have been eaten by a fungus.
Oh Good, the Murder Hornets Are in Canada Now
The massive hornets are an apex predator and experts are worried about their impact on the ecosystem if they were to set up shop in North America.
Fire Ants Are Invading Hawaii, so Helicopters Are Blasting Them With Birth Control
The ants are blinding pets and torturing farmworkers: “It was like a whole piece of my body was getting lit on fire.”
Watch a ‘Murder Hornet’ Destroy an Entire Honeybee Hive
These homicidal hornets will make a "meatball" out of bees.
Louisiana Is Paying $6 for Every Swamp Rodent You Can Kill
And there are hundreds of thousands of them.
These Botanists Are Searching for Endangered Plants With Drones — Then Scaling Cliffs to Save Them
Meet Hawaii's Indiana Joneses of rare plant conservation.
Kangaroos and Koalas Are Dying in Australia's Hellfires. Wild Brumbies and Feral Cats Are Taking Over.
Invasive species, coupled with the fires, could lead to “ecosystem collapse.”
This Is a Story About Italian Coke Dealers, $22,000 in Hidden Drugs, and Feral Hogs
Police arrested four people after the invasive species ripped through packages of cocaine hidden in a forest in Italy.