Michele Holtfreter planted fresh pentas in her yard this spring — only to find an iguana was tearing into her blossoms.

"There are now breeding populations in localized areas." ...

Invasive Asian swamp eels in Florida are typically olive or drab brown with yellow-orange bellies. They can grow to roughly 3 ...

"By engaging the public in science-based invasive species management, we are able to raise awareness and strengthen support ...

What looks lush and whimsical at first glance also serves as a reminder that some popular houseplants can become serious ...

In the canals, wetlands and marshes of the Florida Everglades, the spectacled caiman has quietly expanded its foothold, threatening an already-vulnerable ecosystem. A new University of Florida study ...

The reptiles, native to Southeast Asia, are considered an invasive species, and state law requires them to be euthanized ...

Despite miles of ground covered as we drove through the Everglades under the cover of darkness, it was impossible to ignore the fact that we hadn’t spotted a single mammal. The expansive wetlands in ...

Native scavengers may be exploiting Burmese python nests to their benefit but it's unclear how often it is happening.

An estimated 8,000 invasive green iguanas were removed from various Florida communities this week after a record-breaking freeze event that sent overnight temperatures down to the mid-30s for two ...

An invasive soft coral has been spotted in Hawaii and Puerto Rico and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is warning Florida to start preparing. Xenia pulse corals are soft corals that ...

As officials continue to clean up and evaluate the impact of hurricanes Helene and Milton, preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows that more than a hundred invasive species may ...