by admin | Mar 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
Scapegoat is a new book by Clare Follman (available from AK Press). As the title suggests, Follman believes that the focus on invasive species is a distraction from bigger threats to global biodiversity, such as habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change. For...
by admin | Mar 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Last month, as part of “National Invasive Species Awareness Week” (February 24-28), the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service recommended eating wild pigs and other introduced species as a way to reduce their numbers. Besides the obvious point that controlling...
by admin | Mar 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Thanks to Dr. James Beasley and researchers from the University of Georgia for these photographs of wild pigs’ nesting sites. Did you know that pigs are the only ungulates (mammals with hooves) that regularly build nests? The researchers studied female pigs at...
by admin | Feb 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Questions about the origin of the American flamingo in Florida were put to rest in 2018 after a study confirmed that flamingos were present in Florida in large numbers in the 1800s before disappearing due to plume hunting. Researchers searched through museum...
by admin | Jan 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Nonnative species do not belong in [any state] and definitely shouldn’t be encouraged — that is undoubtedly the policy of state wildlife agencies. Yet, nonnative birds, fish and mammals are significant sources of revenue in many states. Native to China,...
