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Exotic Species

PHOTOS: A Look At Invasive Species Threatening North America

The Huffington Post | Ashley Smith | Posted 01.25.2012 | Green
Read More: Exotic Species, Asian Carp, African Honey Bees, Kudzu, Starlings, The Great Lakes, Invasive Species, Animals, Invasive Species in North America, Video, Cane Toads, Burmese Python, Zebra Mussels, Giant African Land Snail, Nutria, Green News

With the advent of globalization, people sometimes forget that it is often best for animal and plant species to remain in their original habitats. ...

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Newt Kills Frog With Chemical Warfare

David Mizejewski | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Exotic Species, Animal Oddities, Amphibians, Invasive Species, National Wildlife Federation, Conservation, Animal Planet, Bullfrog, Green News
David Mizejewski

2011-03-22-Screenshot20110322at6.55.21PM.jpgTurns out that rough-skinned newts have toxins in their skin to which the bullfrogs have no natural defense against.

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NYC Nature 101: Urban Ecology

Marielle Anzelone | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Exotic Species, Nyc, Impervious Cover, Air Quality, Native Plants, New York City, Sustainable, Plants, Planyc, Water Pollution, Nature, Wetlands, Urban Ecology, Development, Cities, Urban Heat Island Effect, New York News
Marielle Anzelone

Ecologists have begun to do their field studies closer to home. In the process, they have discovered that nature survives, and even thrives, in the city limits.

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An Ounce of Python Prevention

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Exotic Species, Pythons, Florida, Burkhard Bilger, Animals, Madeleine Bordallo, Wildlife, Everglades, Politics News
Michael Markarian

There have been well-known cases of exotic species that should never have been introduced in the U.S. Whether they are the zebra mussels, the snakehead fish, or the Gambian rats that caused the 2003 monkeypox outbreak.

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