‘Alien species cause sudden disruption’

Lacking the evolutionary history with invasive species, ungulates are caught off guard 

Invasive plant species threaten 66% of India’s natural systems 

Western Ghats, South Eastern Ghats & Central Indian Highlands among widely and densely invaded regions

Invasive alien species lead to extinctions of plants & animals across Earth, IPBES report points out

Though it is possible to eradicate and control these species, it might not happen by 2030  

At the mercy of chromosomes

Sets of it decide whether a plant will dominate or vanish

Problem fish

Farmed salmon escape their pens, threaten wild cousins

Feral animals are running amok on Australia’s islands – here’s how to stop them

Eradicating feral animals from islands can be expensive, but new research shows where to get the biggest bang for our buck

Simply Put: Invasive species

Conquest of lantana

A decade-long initiative in Madhya Pradesh to reclaim land overrun by lantana helps residents restart agriculture and restore native biodiversity&…

Simply Put: Green cover

Mother of Machiavellianism

Invasive plant prepares native lizards for a toad fight

How alien invasive plant species threaten Western Ghats

Forest fires and man-eating tigers make for easy headlines but what about invading flora in a forest?

Invasive alien species threaten agriculture and biodiversity in Africa: Study

Africa may lose about $3.66 trillion annually due to impact of IAS on agriculture

Crazy ant gets a name

Species that gave pest exterminators a hard time identified

Environmental DNA-based assay to detect invasive catfish in waterbodies

North African Sharptooth catfish is one such species that was illegally introduced in India for aquaculture purposes

‘Gray blanket’ over Australia: Genetics may have aided European rabbit invasion of continent in 1859, says study

Researchers managed to trace the ancestry of Australia’s invasive rabbit population right back to the southwest of England

Removing alien plants can save water: We measured how much

Positive effect of clearing alien trees higher in dry years compared to wet years, study predicts

Pentagon UFO videos steal limelight from COVID-19

Older, leaked clips of unidentified flying objects now confirmed by US defence department

A weed and a tale

In the forests of Kanyakumari, an invasive species has been proliferating since the 1960s. It is time to remove it altogether

All alien invasive species are guilty until proven innocent

The dogma that invasive alien species should be eradicated is now suspect

Weeding out belief

Myth that invasive species dominate new habitats debunked

Measured efforts

Complete restoration of ecosystems may not be good

Culled, efficiently

A new model that cuts down the costs of controlling invasive animals

How alien invasive plant species threatens Western Ghats

Forest fires and man-eating tigers make for easy headlines but what about invading flora in a forest?

Invasive alien species are a serious threat to the planet: 4 key messages for Africa

Constrained financial resources and the lack of legal frameworks are largely to blame for the lack of progress in the management of invasive species

Accidental discovery of life deep beneath Antarctica’s ice shelves baffles scientists

As many as 16 sponges and 22 unidentified species attached to a rock were discoverd away from the sunlight under harsh conditions