11-Year-Old Boy Catches Invasive Fish With ‘Human-Like Teeth’ In Backyard Pond
A mundane day by the pond turned into the catch of a lifetime for an 11-year-old Oklahoma boy. Charlie Clinton managed to reel in a pacu, a cousin of the piranha native to South America, in a pond outside Oklahoma City. according to NPR. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation said the pacu is an […]
Silver Belt | Stinknet: Help prevent invasive weed from taking root in Globe
David Sowders/Arizona Silver Belt Stinknet has bloomed. Updated: 1 hour ago / Posted May 9, 2023 Take Highway 60 and drive through Gold Canyon near Basha’s Store to see bright yellow roadside flowers. They are not gold poppies or marigolds – instead they are also colloquially called globe chamomile, although they are not chamomile. Chris […]
Northern Arizona’s species to know this National Invasive Species Awareness Week
Opportunistic, intrusive and dramatic climate change has contributed to considerable disruption of Arizona’s native species, as the natural distribution of species has changed historically. “Invasive” species refer to organisms not endemic to an ecosystem that cause widespread harm to the area. These species often reproduce rapidly and spread aggressively, outwitting other organisms and disrupting natural […]