Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Invasive species wreak havoc on local ecosystems, destroying entire swaths of land and threatening biodiversity. As a result, ...

The world's freshwater lakes are under increasing threat by the proliferation of dozens of invasive species of large animals, according to the first ever global assessment. From hippos in Colombia to ...

"This is why the story of the invasive species appealed to me so much. This is something I can do. This is something I can help with." ...

In the slow-moving canals and shadowy marshes of the Florida Everglades live some of the most dangerous creatures. You ...

Researchers have ranked the top 10 most invasive species in the Great Lakes based on the havoc they cause in the ecosystem and their impacts on humans. These species include five fish, two mussels, ...

Invasive species are any species — plant, animal, fungus, pathogen or other microbe, that are introduced through human activity to new places outside their native range and thrive to the point of ...

Wildlife species throughout the world are contending with both chemical pollutants and invasive species. In a newly published review, a University of Wyoming researcher examined how chemical pollution ...

With National Invasive Species Awareness Week underway, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is warning residents about the effects of invasive species on the environment.

Gold Shaw Farm discusses the ecological ripple effects of invasive species and the bizarre historical legacy of the "cocaine hippos." ...

Stricter Idaho invasive-species laws, prompted by detection of invasive quagga mussels in the Middle Snake River near Twin Falls, took effect July 1. State Department of Agriculture inspectors in late ...