Introduced for the sake of sport, the entry of these rabbits to Australia marked the beginning of an infestation that would continue to plague the ecosystem over 150 years later.

There is a "growing influx" of feral pests, and residents aren't happy with plans to control their populations.

Invasive species are non-native species that have been introduced to an ecosystem and have established there causing ecological damage. The study of invasive species involves questions about the ...

In the 1850s, Jane Paterson, a settler near Albury planted seeds of a European plant with an attractive ... each of which poses a risk of bringing invasive species into Australia.

Those committees also fight invasive marine species, such as algae, all of which would be new to the agriculture department. “It has to be an interagency approach.

The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname "Big Boy" Big Boy would be classified as a separate species The nocturnal black arachnids are usually spotted within around 150 km of Sydney ...

Say hello to your new neighbor, the Asian swamp eel. The swamp eel is one of the latest — and unwelcome — invasive species seen in the Sunshine State and officials want the public's help to ...

Invasive species authorities are calling for a coordinated effort between the public, governments and landowners to tackle the widespread and devastating issue of feral rabbits across Australia.

Specimens have large eyes and claws, as well as smooth bodies. The species comes in two color forms: Blue form crayfish are a dark hue with orange joints and tails, while purple form crayfish are ...

SYDNEY, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has ...

Director of biosecurity operations in Tasmania, Justin Helmich, told ABC Radio Hobart's Kylie Baxter that the invasive species was a threat to native frogs. "If they were to establish in Tasmania ...