Bad Conservation News Archives | Page 25 of 311 | The Cool Down

Seven clams resting on smooth stones, surrounded by seaweed and pebbles.

Tech

Invasive Manila clams are now breeding in Massachusetts, a first for the Atlantic coast

A person holding a large northern pike fish in a boat, with a lake and trees in the background.

Tech

Alaska's warming rivers are helping invasive pike devour more juvenile salmon

A flying termite.

Tech

Termite swarm overwhelms Mississippi softball championship as invasive species spreads beyond coast

Two termites excavating wood, showing their distinct light-colored bodies and segmented bodies.

Tech

North Carolina officials warn 'super termites' may be spreading by boat

A close-up of a yellow-legged hornet resting on a textured surface.

Tech

Washington reports first yellow-legged hornet, and officials race to keep it from spreading

A close-up of a nutria with orange teeth through a wire fence.

Tech

Genetic testing links California nutria to Oregon, suggesting someone set them loose

White swallow-wort.

Outdoors

First pale swallow-wort found in Wisconsin prompts urgent push to stop its spread

A Northern curly-tailed lizard.

Tech

Florida warns residents about invasive curly-tailed lizards spreading north

A man in a flannel shirt gestures toward a lush, green field under a bright sky.

Tech

Oregon planted marram grass to hold dunes in place, and now it's taking over the coast

A close-up of blackchin tilapia piled together, showing their shiny scales and varying colors.

Tech

Blackchin tilapia spreads across Thailand, and shrimp farmers say they've eaten everything

A spiky pufferfish near a coral reef.

Business

Greece put a bounty on invasive pufferfish, but Crete fishermen still face torn nets and lost income

A large Burmese python slithering across a gravel path surrounded by grass.

Outdoors

Florida maps show Burmese pythons pushing beyond the Everglades as Python Challenge begins