Oceanography
Italy declares war on invasive green crabs by eating them
The voracious blue crabs are threatening Italy's fishing industry, forcing the government to allocate $3.2 million from emergency funds to find ways to deal with them an…
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Animal world
100 years ago, a man released 60 strange birds, causing the US to lose $1 billion a year.
Unexpectedly, the release of 60 strange birds costs the US up to 1 billion dollars a year. What kind of bird is this?
Animal world
Invasive Asian fish that can jump up to 3m is causing US to demand to block its migration route
This fish has cost US authorities more than 200 million USD to prevent their invasion.
Animal world
The US offers a reward to anglers who catch invasive silver carp
Tennessee state authorities are willing to pay $100 per tagged carp to the person who catches them to reduce the number of white carp in the wild.
Animal world
Invasive crayfish threatens Texas, causing many experts to worry
Red crayfish with a reproductive rate of 1,000 eggs / time were recently discovered in Texas, causing concern to experts.
Animal world
Invasive animals: The unexpected savior of the Australian crocodile
Invasive animals can cause damage to local ecosystems. But sometimes they can be an essential food source for predators on the verge of extinction.
Animal world
Why invasive species dangerous?
Most ecosystems in the world are the result of millennia of evolution of species, adapting to the environment until equilibrium is reached.
Animal world
Burmese pythons threaten to 'swallow' Florida
Imported into the US for pets, Burmese python proliferate, becoming a powerful invasive species and seriously affecting the ecological balance in Florida state.
Animal world
Australia urges people to eat kangaroo meat
Australia called for less kangaroo carnivores, the country's symbolic animal, to address the growing number of kangaroo in excess of control, Smithsonian reported on Sep…
Animal world
Hornbeam is 4 meters long, pregnant 73 eggs hatched by hunters
Dusty Crum, a hunter who specializes in the invasion of Burma in the swamp of Florida, USA, captured a 28kg heavy python on July 10 in Homestead, according to UPI.
Environment
Giant snakes quietly 'invaded' America
Nine strange snakes have invaded the United States and they can kill native animals, the US Geological Bureau warns.