Invasive Brown Treesnake Focus of Multi-Agency Science Meeting

The Brown Treesnake annual science meeting, taking place in Honolulu 16-18 April, involves about 100 interested parties from NGOs and local, territorial, State, and Federal agencies, with prominent representation by the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Fish and Wildlife Service, USGS, Office of Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior (Asst. Secretary for Policy and Management), USDA Wildlife Services, National Park Service, and USDA National Wildlife Research Center. USGS scientists are presenting six talks on Brown Treesnake research over the course of the three-day meeting. Prominent on this year's agenda is planning for a major expansion of military activity on Guam, which has implications for Brown Treesnake management in that it provides more opportunities (via transport) for accidental spread of this invasive snake to other locations. The USGS manages a hotline for reporting these snakes and leads the Brown Treesnake Rapid Response Team.

 For more information contact: Gordon Rodda

See Also:

 Control and Containment of the Brown Treesnake and Other Invasive Reptiles