News Archives

Archives of previous select news articles for invasive species. For current invasive species news, please refer to the Newsmedia page.

2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003

2007

In Tennessee, Goats Eat the ‘Vine That Ate the South’ - Kudzu (Jun 5, 2007)
New York Times.

Essex crabber catches invasive mitten crab (May 19, 2007)
The Capital.

Invasive cargo spawns calls for regulations (May 10, 2007)
USATODAY.com.

High-risk air routes for invasive species revealed (Apr 11, 2007)
NewScientist.com.

Bill would move ag inspections back to USDA (Mar 28, 2007)
California Farm Bureau.

Monster cane toad found in Australia (Mar 28, 2007) Reuters.com.

Seedlings of Change: Retailers Drop Invasive Species (Spring 2007)
Nature Conservancy Magazine.

Invasion of the Zebra Mussels: How political gridlock is helping a pesky mollusk gum up the Great Lakes (Feb 25, 2007)
U.S. News and World Report.

Power plant: Is Arundo Donax the answer to our power problems? (Feb 11, 2007)
St. Petersburg Times.

2006

Energy solution or noxious weed? (Dec 6, 2006)
American Public Media. Marketplace.

It's always open season on alien invasive plants: Volunteers target unnatural green amid winter drab in never-ending battle to weed out species taking over the landscape (Feb 2007)
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. Bay Journal.

State (Maryland) Can Keep Killing Mute Swans, Court Rules (Dec 20, 2006)
The Capital.

Meijer donates $450,000 to fight spread of invasive plants: Effort is a collaboration with the Nature Conservancy (Nov 30, 2006)
Detroit Free Press.

Tree lovers battle insect invasion (Oct 24, 2006)
USA Today.

Invasive "Walking" Fish Not Wreaking Havoc Yet, Scientists Say (Oct 3, 2006)
National Geographic News.

Alien Species Invading Antarctica, Experts Warn (Jul 6, 2006)
National Geographic News.

'Warm' species invading Antartic (June 23, 2006)
BBC News.

Invasive plants introduced with good intentions (Jun 1, 2006)
WNPR. Connecticut Public Radio.
An interview with Les Mehrhoff, who directs the Invasive Plant Atlas of New England, which is one of our most well organized and active regional partner groups in the National EDRR Project.

Bullfrog linked to fungus spread (May 24, 2006)
BBC News.

Transcript of Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt Regarding Federal Preparedness for Avian Flu, Washington D.C. (Mar 20, 2006)
United States Department of Agriculture.
See also Webcast video (WMV format)

Non-Native Weeds Get Whacked in Southwest (Mar 22, 2006)
National Public Radio.

Costly Alien Invaders Rock World's Balance (Jan 25, 2006)
Reuters.com.

2005

Invasive Species Damage Segment (Aired Jun 7, 2005 - 18:00 ET)
(Transcript - scroll down to view)
CNN.com.
Lou Dobbs Tonight

The Future of West Nile - Special Report (Jun 2005)
CNN.com.

Can They Be Stopped? (May 22, 2005)
Parade Magazine.

'Exotic' Plants a Threat to the Neighborhood (May 18, 2005)
National Public Radio. All Things Considered.

The Truth About Invasive Species: How to stop worrying and learn to love ecological intruders
DISCOVER.
Requires registration to read full article (May 2005, Vol. 26 No. 05)

National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth
Public Broadcasting System.
The first of four one-hour episodes is on invasive species.
Aired Apr 20 and 27, 2005 from 9 - 11pm on PBS

Alien Invaders (Mar 2005)
National Geographic Society.
Requires subscription to read full article

2004

The Great Lakes at Risk (Jul 2004)
Minneapolis Star Tribune.
A series on invasive species, which includes a comprehensive overview of invasive species issues in the Great Lakes Region, with a focus on specific invading species and information on pathways. The series also include charts, photographs and a video of invasive species issues in the Great Lakes region.

Alien Invasion (Jul 1, 2004)
PBS. NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
Available in streaming video and audio

2003

Special Report - Global Swarming: Exotic Invaders Threaten Environment, Economy (Oct 26-29, 2003)
Columbus Dispatch.