The Taipei Zoo has launched a campaign to hunt down spot-legged tree frogs in the zoo environs to prevent the alien species from threatening the survival of the endemic white-lipped tree frog, a ...

Alien frogs from three fresh water locations in Gozo trace their origins to southern Anatolia in Turkey, researchers have discovered in the wake of genetic tests. The study focussed on water frogs of ...

From Egyptian geese at lakes to Asian hornets in trees and bullfrogs in ponds, invasive species present a growing challenge to farmers, beekeepers and conservationists around the world. "Invasive ...

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, or so the saying goes. In the animal kingdom, unlikely friendship pairings often come about this way. In the Amazonian rainforest, tarantulas and frogs team up for ...

Alien species could be harbouring a variety of unknown germs which might have serious consequences for its new environment, scientists have claimed. Invasive species, which are sometimes known as ...