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News Articles: invasive species

This photo provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources shows Joel Fleming holding a flathead catfish on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at the department fisheries regional office in Richmond Hill, Ga.

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An invasive catfish predator is eating its way into another Georgia river, wildlife officials warn

State officials warn that flathead catfish are invading another Georgia river, sparking fears that the predator will threaten native fish included the prized redbreast sunfish.

September 28, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper speaks at a Wednesday news conference in Atlanta, standing next to a portion of the second yellow-legged hornet nest and a map of sightings in Chatham County.

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  • Environment

Second yellow-legged hornet nest found near Savannah, after species ‘very likely’ entered via port

Eradication of the invasive species will take at least three years, officials said.

September 21, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
The Georgia Department of Agriculture shared images of a yellow-legged hornet nest that its scientists removed Wednesday from a tree on a Wilmington Island residential property located near the Savannah Bee Company's garden.

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  • Environment

Nation's first known yellow-legged hornet nest found, eradicated near Savannah

Officials remain on the lookout for more nests belonging to the invasive species, which preys on pollinators.

August 28, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Giant African land snails — seen here in 2019 — have been spotted recently in three counties in Florida, spurring state officials to enact quarantines and eradication efforts against the invasive pests.

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Florida once again has a giant African land snail problem

The state is moving quickly to destroy the snails before the snails destroy Florida's crops. The snails contain both male and female reproductive organs and lay up to 500 eggs at a time.

June 23, 2023
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
A piece of plastic debris that's been colonized by both costal barnacles (pink and striped) and a gooseneck barnacle from the open ocean.

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  • Science

This floating ocean garbage is home to a surprising amount of life from the coasts

A study of plastic trash hauled out of the Pacific Ocean found that most of it had been colonized by coastal life that was thriving right next to species that normally live in the open sea.

April 17, 2023
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Vince Stanley props up a sapling and its rootball.

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Genetically engineered trees in a Georgia forest mark a first in the nation

A California-based company claims it has doubled the growth rate of their GMO trees. What may be even more exciting to Georgia growers — and the heart of the business model — is what the company promises about how much carbon this new forest can store.  

April 13, 2023
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  • Grant Blankenship
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection shared this photo of the six seized snails. Authorities said the creatures will be examined for further analysis.

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  • Animals

Giant African snails, a voracious invader, are intercepted at Detroit's airport

Considered one of the most damaging snails in the world, the U.S. has worked spent over a $1 million over decades to eradicate them.

March 20, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
Hippos float in the lake in 2021 at Hacienda Napoles Park, once the private estate of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia. He imported three female hippos and one male hippo decades ago. It's believed that there are now more than 100 in the area, and that they pose a threat to the local ecosystem.

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Who can house a hippo? Colombia hopes export part of Pablo Escobar's bloat

Dozens of the invasive behemoths, descended from 4 imported by the 1980s drug lord, are thriving in the region around his former ranch. Colombia wants to ship some of them to Mexico and India.

March 03, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Kylee Gray, a ranger with the Queensland Department of Environment and Science, holds a giant cane toad on Jan. 12 near Airlie Beach, Australia. The toad weighed 5.95 pounds.

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Nearly 6-pound 'Toadzilla' found in Australia breaks the record for largest toad

Cane toads are notorious pests in Australia, colonizing habitats and poisoning other wildlife. Park rangers euthanized the 5.95-pound animal, whose body will be donated to the Queensland Museum.

January 20, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
Gandalf, a 16-year-old stallion and likely the oldest on the range, at Wild Horse Ranch in Siskiyou County, California in March 2022. Gandalf has been usurped by a younger stallion that allows him to continue to be part of the family band, a twist on the usual family band make-up that typically consists of a lone band stallion.

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  • Science

Preventing wildfire with the Wild Horse Fire Brigade

William Simpson wants to deploy the wild horses across public lands, to live and graze — and ultimately, prevent the worst wildfires.

October 31, 2022
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  • Stephanie O'Neill
The Joro spider, a large spider native to East Asia, is seen in Johns Creek, Ga., on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. Researchers say the large spider that proliferated in Georgia in 2021 could spread to much of the East Coast. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz, File)

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How do Joro spiders impact the ecosystem? UGA researchers hope to find out — maybe with your help

Not much is known about the invasive yellow and black East Asian spider, but some researchers have noticed fewer sightings of native spiders since the Joro arrived in North America roughly eight or nine years ago.

August 18, 2022
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  • Devon Zwald
The Georgia DNR is working to assess and eradicate a wild population of Argentine black and white tegus in Toombs and Tattnall counties in southeast Georgia.

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  • Animals

Georgia wildlife agency seeking reports of invasive lizards

Georgia's wildlife agency is asking residents to report sightings of an invasive lizard that can pose a threat to native species. The Department of Natural Resources is trying to locate and remove South American tegus from Georgia before the lizards can thrive in greater numbers.

April 11, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Joro Spider

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  • Environment

Joro spiders get the publicity, but Georgia hosts armies of invasive plants and critters

Georgia is home to a veritable rogues’ gallery of invasive critters that make the Joro spider look as harmless as a ladybug.

October 12, 2021
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  • Ross Williams
a woman cleans zebra mussels off a boat

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  • Environment

GA Wildlife Officials Warn Against Invasive Zebra Mussels

So far, the invasive zebra mussels species aren't known to exist in Georgia waters. But the state just had a near-miss.

April 26, 2021
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  • Emily Jones
Cuban treefrog

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  • Animals

Watch For Invasive Cuban Tree Frogs In Georgia, Scientists Warn

The Cuban frogs first appeared in Georgia in 2004. They are raising concerns with the Department of Natural Resources because they are competing with native species for resources.

November 29, 2020
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  • Emily Jones
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