A brewing invasion

Native species over invasive: This Tamil Nadu village is a pioneer in climate action

Vast patches of wastelands in the region were invaded by the alien, invasive Karuvelam tree or prosopis juliflora

Aliens in Toda paradise

The pastoral Toda community in the upper Nilgiris is losing its Shola grasslands to invasive species

The ethical and cultural case for culling Australia's mountain horses

Horses need to be removed from Australia's mountains.The debate now is around ethics and their role in Australia

The next invasion of insect pests will be discovered via social media

The proliferation of smart phones means many people have an encyclopedia of knowledge, a high-resolution digital camera and GPS in their pockets

‘Alligator Gar discovery a signal to revise list of fish introduced to India’

After the discovery of an Alligator Gar in Pune’s Pawna Dam, experts say the time has come to revise the list of fish being imported in the …

Alien weed rings alarm bells in the Northeast

Natural vegetation in Assam threatened by Ludwigia Peruviana, an invasive species from Latin America

Fall Armyworms affect 750,000 acres of maize in Africa, put food security at threat

It may take more than two years before hybrids resistant to the FAW are bred and commercialised in Africa

Cop’s weapon to track rogue plants

Geographical profiling used to hunt down criminals can help predict spread of invasive species

Look beyond invasive species

Competition, not predation, is the most influential process that shapes food web  

‘Alien species cause sudden disruption’

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

Global Eco Watch: ‘Eco disaster’ unfolding on Kamchatka beach

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology 

Three experts to lead key assessment of invasive alien species

The assessment will offer governments and decision-makers the best available evidence

Opportunists among plants

Invasive species thrive by making the most of nutrition that comes in spurts

Texas fires: With over 1 million acres of grassland burned, cattle ranchers face struggles ahead to find and feed their herds

A combination of high temperature, strong winds, low humidity and invasive species made the fires spread fast and harder to control 

Rise of the invaders

Unprecedented rise in the world’s invasive alien species contributes to 60 per cent of extinctions and puts ecosystems at risk

No food in forests: Tamil Nadu challenges spread of invasive species head on

State formed expert committee in 2021 to tackle the menace, forest department has reclaimed 493 hectares so far

High on weed

A study traces the trajectory of Lantana in the country

Less invasives from ship

Algal bloom threatens coral reef

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

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

Bring back wolves, lynxes to Britain and Ireland, study urges

Restoring native predator populations could help to keep in check some of the most problematic invasive species around the world, the new study said

Invasive species may soon wipe out Shola vegetation from Nilgiris: Report

Alarming expansion of exotic and tea plantations threaten native dry deciduous, moist deciduous and thorn forests and grasslands there

No food in forests: Weeds like Mimosa, Siam are taking over Assam’s biodiversity

Mimosa species, at its peak, covered 56% per cent of Bagori range of Kaziranga National Park

Marine invasive alien species threaten islands in Asia-Pacific

The species, which is little understood but is a serious threat to biodiversity, will make for a key topic of discussion at the IPBES meet