In The News

Unwanted pets? Give your fish, aquatic plants and reptiles a healthy home instead of releasing them. World of Fish and Animal Allies in partnership with Minnesota Sea Grant invites you to a surrender event. September 21, 2019, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Animal Allies, 4006 Airport Road, Duluth, MN Free and open to the public. […]

The goals of the California Invasive Species Action Week (CISAW) are to increase public awareness of invasive species issues and promote public participation in the fight against California’s invasive species and their impacts on our natural resources. Are you planning to host an invasive species event during Action Week? Submit your event information (PDF Form) […]

Talk of large, odd-looking lizards has been circulating in eastern Toombs and western Tattnall counties. They’ve been spotted crossing dirt roads. They’ve turned up on game cams. One was even trapped in a farmer’s shop. Underscoring the stories, since last summer DNR has documented at least four adult Argentine black and white tegus and 20 […]

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to announce the sixth annual California Invasive Species Youth Art Contest, which this year challenges students to creatively present messages about nutria (Myocastor coypus), a relatively recent – and destructive – invasive species in California. The contest is offered by CDFW’s Invasive Species Program as […]

  Coping with Aquatic Invasives – by Rich Armstrong and Ryck Lydecker We’ve adapted boating habits to fight plant and animal invaders from distant waters. Now agencies and manufacturers are looking for new ways to cope with those already here. Read more here.