Up to € 278 million are available to EU Member States for projects under the seventh LIFE+ call for proposals recently published,...

The common ragweed is one of the most pollen-allergenic plants and as such represents a serious health risk for humans. Its pollen...

Invasive alien species are known to have a high impact on European biodiversity, as well as on human activities and health, and their soun...

Himalayan porcupines and Egyptian fruit bats do not belong to the European fauna, yet a few years ago they were well established...

The European Union has just approved an ambitious COST project addressing the threat of bi...

The European Commission has recently issued a decision according to which the so called apple snails shall not be imported into or spread wi...

Over 7 million euro are now available for projects aiming at increasing knowledge and understanding on biological invasions, as well as alie...

To find the first and only "original" remains of a snake in the Canary islands, in the Atlantic sea, we need to go back to the lat...

Every year since 1928 a competition takes place in Angels Camp, California: the Jumping Frog Jubilee, a popular event inspired by Mark Twain...

The international trade of three invasive species of squirrels – known to scientists as Callosciurus erythraeus , Sciurus carolinensis and ...