A pair of American oystercatcher chicks have their own protected area on one Wildwood beach after their parents set up a nest ...

MORRIS PLAINS - The borough is, once again, turning to a time-tested way to uphold its commitment to combating invasive ...

With an exotic look and a fast growth rate, bamboo plants can be tempting to add in your landscape. But, some types spread ...

W ith their leafless stems and ability to emerge and flower from seemingly bare ground, the amaryllis belladonna has rightly earned the nickname “naked lady lily”. This plant ...

The exotic pet trade now ranks among the primary causes of the spread of invasive species, according to a new academic review published last month in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the ...

Invasive sea creatures are turning up along the Jersey Shore and were discovered ... overseas confirmed the beadlet anemones are a new invasive species. A just-published student co-authored ...

A new invasive species has been discovered on the Jersey Shore: an anemone from across the Atlantic Ocean that scientists describe as a greenish blue snot ball. The Actinia equina, also known as ...

WEST LONG BRANCH -- An invasive species that feeds on small fish and crabs is making its new home along the Jersey Shore. Monmouth University students and scientists discovered the beadlet anemone ...

Some invasive exotic species thrive in a new home because of lack of a pest or other limiting factor they had to contend with in their homeland. Still others may outcompete local natives because ...

Say hello to your new neighbor, the Asian swamp eel. The swamp eel is one of the latest — and unwelcome — invasive species seen in ... of Florida. The exotic creature is a highly adaptable ...