In 2019, the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Global Assessment Report confirmed invasive alien species as one of the five most important direct drivers of biodiversity loss. The others were climate change, land and sea use, direct exploitation of species, and pollution.
Feds are taking the opportunity to eradicate invasive fish that preys on a threatened species in Lake Powell while water levels are at an all-time low.
Because of invading mouse species, albatross numbers are falling. Because of invading mouse species, albatross numbers are falling. New research published in the Journal of Applied Ecology shows long-lived animals may be more vulnerable to predation than previously assumed.