A buckthorn plant is removed from some areas of the campgrounds by the Summer Youth Program of the Conservation Corps of Minnesota at the William O'Brien State Park, on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 ...

Unfortunately, the creature’s only connection to the Golden State is the fact that it is California’s most recently identified invasive species — and it’s a bad one, with the capacity to clog major ...

Island trees face the largest threat due to elevated risks such as deforestation, invasive species and extreme weather. In South America, where there are more tree species than anywhere else in ...

New research has revealed that species that are more social live longer and produce offspring for a greater time-span. This is the first study on this topic which spans the animal kingdom ...

Invasive species in Florida like Nile monitors and Argentine black-and-white tegus pose a growing threat to the Sunshine State's environment, economy and public safety. South Florida's warm ...

Pixabay Trees are in trouble: More than one-third of known species around the globe are at risk of disappearing, according to a new assessment. On Monday, the International Union for Conservation ...

They affect the stability and capacity of the natural ecosystem. Impacts from these invasive species can be seen in the loss of native hard coral cover, degradation of overall water quality and ...

They face threats from climate change, deforestation, invasive species, pests and disease in almost every single country in the world. Trees account for more than a quarter of the species on the ...

Some of the major threats trees face also include deforestation for urban development, agriculture, invasive species, diseases, as well as sea level rise and more intense storms, researchers say.

Island trees are at particularly high risk due to deforestation for urban development and agriculture at all scales, as well as invasive species, pests and diseases. Climate change is increasingly ...

Recent searches have not yielded any sightings of the rodents, who are threatened by cats, invasive rats and habitat degradation. The species may also have been threatened by hunting, with local ...