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    Invasive Species

    Signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus on the edge of a river/Credit: Getty Images
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    American crayfish trapping fails to control invasive species, finds study

    Himalayan balsam in flower in Germany. © Getty
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    Invasive non-native plants in the UK, and the bioagents used to control them

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    Benefits of pine martens for red squirrel populations hampered by urban areas

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    A chinstrap penguin and a gentoo penguin in Antarctica. © Emiliano Lasalvia/NurPhoto/Getty
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    Predicting the next wildlife “invasions” heading for Antarctica

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    Conservationists plan complete eradication of mink from East Anglia

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    Runner stops invasive plant in its tracks

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    5 things you always wanted to know about dodos

    Atlantic yellow-nosed albatrosses on Gough Island. © Ben Dilley
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    Save endangered species by culling invasive animals

    Harlequin ladybirds emerging on a sunny spring day in the UK. © Ian Redding/Getty
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    Truth or fiction: we should be scared of harlequin ladybirds

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    Squirrel fox feeding on garden fruit. © Getty
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    66 alien species which could threaten European wildlife

    Beloved to all Puerto Ricans, a tiny coqui treefrog peeks from a rain-soaked canario flower, also known as Allamandra, yellow bell, or golden trumpet flower, an ornamental native to South and Central America.
Eleutherodactylus coqui.
Unfortunately this frog was accidentally introduced to Hawaii, where it has multiplied to population levels unknown in Puerto Rico and stands as a threat to the welfare of endemic Hawaiian wildlife. Its shrill call is also annoying to residents and tourists seeking peaceful nights in Hawaii.
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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    Invasive frogs and birds working together in Hawaii

    Marine pollution, mainly made up of plastic bottles and polystyrene floating in Hinnavaru Harbour, Maldives, Indian Ocean.
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    Hundreds of marine Asian species have been hitching a ride on rafts of marine debris

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    Confirmed sighting of Asian hornet in Devon

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    Predatory hornet could spread rapidly in UK

    Signal crayfish. © Trevor Renals
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    17 invasive species causing problems in the UK

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