Nile monitors are classified as invasive and are not protected in Florida except under anti-cruelty laws, according to the ...

National Invasive Species Awareness Week 2026 occurs between February 23 and February 27, 2026. Invasive species are ...

Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles, from the iguanas that fall out of trees in the winter, to the ...

The state of Florida's 'Dirty Dozen' invasive species list recently got an update, adding three new species to the list and remove three that pose less of ...

Invasive pythons have established themselves as dominant predators in ecosystems that did not evolve alongside large ...

Powerful, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are expanding through South Florida's canal systems, with sightings climbing sharply, according to wildlife officials.

When people think about invasive species, they often conjure images of large feral pigs or Burmese pythons in the Florida ...

Green iguanas are mostly plant-eaters. Nile monitors are carnivores that actively hunt vertebrate prey. Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails. They ...

Getty Image I swear, Florida is the land of invasive species. As if the green iguanas and Burmese pythons were not enough to wreak havoc, the Sunshine State now has another invasive species to contend ...

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Lincoln Park Zoo is celebrating a baby boom of nine eastern massasauga rattlesnakes, the first new arrivals of this federally ...

A dedicated group had turned a small, overgrown island on the Potomac River into a place of community use before hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage spilled into the water.