Cane toads in Florida secrete a milky-white toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including ...

"We observed a significant increase." Researcher makes concerning discovery underwater at famous diving spot: 'That was a ...

Biological invasions are widely acknowledged as a serious threat to biodiversity, global economies, and a good quality of ...

They're certainly interesting and majestic-looking creatures, but they can wreak havoc. Community holds annual tournament to ...

Two species of invasive lionfish have been spreading rapidly throughout the Caribbean, and along the Atlantic coasts of North and South America for nearly 40 years.

Lionfish are on the FWC's invasive species hit list. What to know about the 2024 challenge. ... (FWC) is doing everything it can to persuade residents of Florida to help eradicate invasive species.

Rachel Bowman is a diver who specializes in the hunting, catching, and killing of lionfish, a species native to Indo-Pacific waters. Off the coast of Indonesia or Australia, an adult typically ...

This Invasive Species Awareness Week, Learn How Museum Researchers Track the Rogue Wildlife Infiltrating American Ecosystems. From a beautiful fish that’s eating the Caribbean to a tiny bivalve ...

Lionfish are a venomous fish species, native to tropical waters in the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific, but they are an invasive species to Florida waters.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service encourages eating some invasive species to help protect native wildlife. Although not illegal, eating Burmese pythons is not recommended due to high levels of ...

ON ANY GIVEN weekend this summer, there was a lionfish derby underway somewhere in Florida. As the population of this invasive species has exploded in recent years, so too has interest in targeting ...