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Owning exotic and rare animals as pets is a status symbol in India. This has led to a supply-chain spread across many ...

Researchers took a deep dive to understand why certain locations are more susceptible and attractive to invasions by non-native plants or animals, making them prime targets for these species to spread ...

The Balanggarra Rangers have fought the cane toad for over a decade and are finally seeing native flora and fauna make a ...

Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) is native to northern Africa, the Middle East and southern Asia, including India and ...

I follow a lot of different publications and social media regarding the outdoors, especially here in the Keystone State. One of the benefits of the Internet is the ability to access so much ...

Deadly drownings of animals in water canals for irrigation and other purposes have been observed in various countries. The ...

Hundreds, if not thousands, of goldfish are taking over a Henderson pond. The Nevada Department of Wildlife says it’s part of ...

A suspected flasher or flashers have put a temporary halt to the Citizen Science at the Park program, a brown treesnake ...

Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to ...

As the weather changes and spring approaches, Arizona residents may see more animals, including Gila monsters, snakes and ...

It might sound hyperbolic to say that finding even one female turtle can revive an entire species. However, nothing could be ...