For decades, nonnative animals have ravaged the rare habitat on Catalina. The proposed solution has infuriated local residents and animal lovers.
Tag: Invasive Species
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Will Dyeing the Connecticut River Help Keep It Alive?
Hydrilla, a rapidly spreading invasive plant, is choking New England’s longest river. Government scientists are fighting back.
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Her Livelihood? Hunting Pythons in the Dead of Night.
Amy Siewe teaches people how to find and euthanize invasive Burmese pythons, which have been so successful at adapting to Florida that they appear here to stay.
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Hunting Contest Reveals Rifts Over Invasive Species in New Zealand
A hunting contest has exposed tensions over which animals deserve protection, who gets to define humaneness and how children should be taught about conservation.