Coastal Restoration

A plan to boost eco-tourism on Catalina Island by increasing the number of bison has recharged a debate over the environmental impacts of the shaggy beasts

A spending bill approved by the House would allocate $12 million to help eradicate the invasive nutria that has become a pest in a dozen states.

Four months on from wild storms that swept across Tasmania, Huon Aquaculture confirms it lost 120,000 salmon when a fish pen broke apart — and now concerns are growing around secrecy in the industry and escapee fish feeding on local species.

The once-nomadic Irula tribespeople from India show why they are the world's 'best' snake-catchers.

We can now alter the genomes of invasive species to slow their advance. Should we?

Florida Lionfish: Thousands turn out to hunt, grill and savor a marine invader

Around the world, battles are being fought to protect native wildlife and ecosystems, property and people’s livelihoods from animal invaders. Because the resources to fight these invasions are limited, natural resource agencies must prioritize their prevention, management and eradication efforts.

So how do you decide where to concentrate your efforts? Do you go for large charismatic species, such as Burmese python and feral swine, to catch public attention or for the more elusive, but no less damaging species? Do you expend resources on prevention and early detection or resolve to mitigate existing damage?

The nest found in the city of Blaine near the Canadian border is about the size of a basketball and contained an estimated 100 to 200 hornets.

A UCSD biologist studies hippos, descendants of those that escaped a drug lord's zoo, that are prospering in Colombia's countryside, for better or worse.

It's not every day that an amateur gardener's observations become the subject of scientific study. But one keen-eyed French naturalist named Pierre Gros has managed to alert professional entomologists to a long-ignored giant predatory worm invasion. In a Peer J study published on May 22, "Giant worms chez moi!" zoologist Jean-Lou Justine of the Muséu

Nutria can grow up to 2.5 feet, weigh 20 pounds and wreak destruction wherever they go. State authorities believed they were extinct but recent sightings have led to a call for the public to help.

When creatures from the Red Sea stray into Mediterranean waters, the results can be lethal. Red-Sea pufferfish colonising the eastern Mediterranean are s

This summer, Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) will be hosting their 8th Annual Summer Lionfish Derby Series.  Lionfish Derbies are competitions where divers and snorkelers compete to bring in the most lionfish in a single day for over $3,500 in cash prizes.  Since the first derby in 2009, REEF has facilitated the removal of over 16 thousand lionfish from all around South Florida.

PPG’s protective and marine business has received EU Funding for a project which aims to produce a new fouling protection…