Also called the swamp rat, it's an invasive species in California. "Once you get one of these rodents into a wetland, they just take over," said Harder. "That's the danger of one of these invasive ...

The state of California currently spends $82 million annually in an ongoing effort to control invasive plant proliferation. Invasive plants not only upset ecological balance, but are financially ...

Habitat fragmentation and degradation.Construction is planned mostly in grasslands (native plants interspersed among invasive annual grasses). Yet as many as 1,000 blue oaks could be cut for housing.

California is home to myriad non-native and invasive species, from eucalyptus trees to grass carp. Most attempts to eradicate these species fail and turn into long-term management efforts, Eddings ...

Wild boar, found in 56 of California's 58 counties, with the heaviest concentrations west of the Central Valley, is described in the article as “leaner and richer in flavor than store-bought pork.

The quarantine zone stretches about 87 square miles in Southern California and includes the areas surrounding Fountain Valley, Garden Grove and Santa Anna. A map of the quarantine zone can be ...

An invasive species of beetle that has killed tens of thousands of healthy trees across Southern California has been detected in San Jose, posing a threat to over 65 species of trees in the area.

Fight to remove invasive species from San Joaquin County wetlands continues 02:41. SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY – Nutria, a giant rodent also called the swamp rat, is continuing to invade California's ...