http://feed.informer.com/digests/PKVB1LQ8SO/feeder From USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Provides current invasive species related news generated from external news sources related to invasive species issues. Respective post owners and feed distributors Tue, 06 Feb 2018 14:55:29 -0500 Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/world/asia/indian-tycoon-ambani-hippos-colombia-escobar.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:6ef18bf1-f99b-dc26-51c0-ccb23ba39c25 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:34:35 -0400 Colombia was planning to slaughter 80 hippopotamuses after a small herd imported in the 1980s by the drug lord grew out of control. An Indian tycoon has offered them a new home instead. Hippopotamuses Endangered and Extinct Species Wildlife Trade and Poaching Colombia India Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Escobar, Pablo Invasive Species Drug Cartels internal-open-access-from-nl Alex Travelli https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/realestate/plant-this-not-that-native-garden-swaps.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:1fa2fca7-167e-1aa6-62eb-16a831cd5db9 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 05:02:14 -0400 In her book “Plant This, Not That,” Elise Howard offers more than 200 substitution ideas for invasive plants. Gardens and Gardening Flowers and Plants Invasive Species Biodiversity North America Margaret Roach https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/science/lemurs-guavas-forests-madagascar.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:32fcde02-6304-e4d4-1f09-354debd8a098 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:00:41 -0500 The strawberry guava, one of the world’s worst invasive species, hinders forest restoration on the island while feeding its famous endangered primates. Lemurs Endangered and Extinct Species Madagascar Fruit Invasive Species Forests and Forestry Conservation of Resources Research Biological Conservation (Journal) your-feed-science Rachel Nuwer https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/climate/new-york-city-park-fires-controlled-burns.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:bf766754-03d7-e97a-6b70-19225ac387c3 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:43:41 -0500 An unusual outbreak of wildfires in city parks gave scientists a chance to study these rare events. Now they’re coming to different conclusions. Wildfires Parks and Other Recreation Areas Research Invasive Species Forests and Forestry Parks and Recreation Department (NYC) New York City Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Karsten Moran https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/science/evolution-lanternflies-invasive.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:dcc0458d-9ab6-26de-a2c7-e9ffbfe2fe12 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:00:06 -0500 Living in urban China may have given the insects the traits they needed to thrive in the United States, a new study suggests. your-feed-science Invasive Species Urban Areas Insects Agriculture and Farming Genetics and Heredity Spotted Lanternflies New York University New Jersey New York Metropolitan Area United States South Korea Shanghai (China) Pennsylvania Emily Anthes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/climate/isopods-pillbugs-for-sale-online.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:102d1f1c-f84d-eb1f-7c99-24d0069dc720 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:31:14 -0500 A robust, largely unregulated online trade in isopods could pose a serious threat to some vulnerable species, scientists warn. isopods Wildlife Trade and Poaching Endangered and Extinct Species Conservation of Resources Animals Hobbies Breeding of Animals Regulation and Deregulation of Industry United States Madeline Shaw https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/science/birds-dodo-slaty-masked-tinamou.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:d44bf2c0-bd98-d2f3-1b87-6e03285530bc Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:27:03 -0500 The slaty-masked tinamou, recently discovered in Brazil, is utterly unafraid of people. That could be its undoing, ornithologists worry. Endangered and Extinct Species Birds Biodiversity Conservation of Resources Global Warming Animal Behavior Zootaxa (Journal) Amazon Jungle Andes Mountains Brazil Mauritius Joe Trezza https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/world/canada/ottawa-pond-goldfish.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:1d945f69-78e1-3164-5596-db4c0976aea8 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:24:09 -0500 Thousands washed ashore dead in the spring, but the fish are back. “They’re pretty hard to kill,” a biology professor said. Fish and Other Marine Life Invasive Species Reproduction (Biological) Parks and Other Recreation Areas Canada Ontario (Canada) Ottawa (Ontario) Rylee Kirk https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/science/iguanas-mexico-invasive-species.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:ab98d126-425e-1602-bc62-66b1a5b613b7 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:55:57 -0500 Reptiles on a Mexican island were considered an invasive species, but DNA evidence proves they beat humans to the island by hundreds of thousands of years. Iguanas Genetics and Heredity Invasive Species Clarion Island (Mexico) Mexico Pacific Ocean DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) Ecology and Evolution (Journal) Research your-feed-science Jude Coleman https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/world/europe/iceland-mosquito-discovery.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:2c79a9fd-6832-655e-63e0-17d69cacbe7d Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:57:31 -0400 Iceland was one of the only mosquito-free places in the world, at least according to its records. Not anymore. Mosquitoes Iceland Global Warming Invasive Species internal-open-access-from-nl Amelia Nierenberg