Increases in global trade and travel are causing animal and plant species to be more frequently introduced to regions of the ...
In recent years, a surprisingly large number of alien species have managed to flourish in Svalbard. In 2024, common meadow rue, Thalictrum flavum ,was identified for the first time in Svalbard, in ...
Biological invasions occur when organisms such as animals and plants are introduced by people to regions of the world where they do not naturally occur. In these new locations, these organisms are ...
Shibuya has a rat problem. The rodents are lured to the area by the promise of an abundant supply of food scraps, which sit in the kitchens of countless restaurants and bars scattered throughout the ...
Known as the ``hammerhead worm'' because its head resembles a hammer, it is believed to have originally inhabited Southeast Asia and was introduced to the United States in the early 1900s with the ...
Explore the complex relationship between invasive species and ecological changes in India, challenging assumptions about ...
Report warns businesses are failing to respond to the risks invasive alien species can pose to organisations and supply chains Invasive alien species (IAS) that threaten biodiversity and ecosystem ...
Naohisa Okuda, head of the Nature Conservation Bureau at the Ministry of the Environment, explains about Japan's new regulations on alien species, with his face painted like a red-eared slider turtle, ...