"They're very wild, they're very active. They don't make good pets at all. They don't calm down." ...

If you care about Florida's native turtles, nesting birds, and wild spaces, this story will hit close to home. Nile monitor lizards - powerful, fast-moving carnivores that can grow up to 7 feet long - ...

Another giant reptile is clawing its way toward disrupting the South Florida ecosystem as an invasive species. The Nile ...

Powerful, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are expanding through South Florida's canal systems, with sightings climbing sharply, according to wildlife officials.

Nile monitors are spreading across South Florida. They are olive-green or black, with yellow striping on their head and jaw ...

Nile monitor lizards are breeding across South Florida, and experts say the window to stop their spread is already closing.

A colony of African vervets in Dania Beach raises big questions about how humans can and should manage nonnative species.

Invasive species are all over America, and it’s very likely you may have seen them in your own backyard. Some species are so ...

An estimated 8,000 invasive green iguanas were removed from various Florida communities this week after a record-breaking freeze event that sent overnight temperatures down to the mid-30s for two ...

An invasive soft coral has been spotted in Hawaii and Puerto Rico and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is warning Florida to start preparing. Xenia pulse corals are soft corals that ...

What makes an animal invasive, and which species are causing the most destruction across North America? A species is ...