Discovery of Apis florea in Malta raises fears of devastating impact on native bee populationsThe red dwarf honeybee has established a colony in Europe for the first time, scientists have found.The bee, Apis florea, is native to Asia and its discovery …
As Iceland melts, visiting eco-tourists face a wake-up call.
As Iceland melts, visiting eco-tourists face a wake-up call.
As Iceland melts, visiting eco-tourists face a wake-up call.
A laboratory in Valencia is breeding and sterilising thousands of tiger mosquitoes to fight dengue fever and other diseases as global heating encourages invasive species to spread across Europe Continue reading…
Birth control is being trialled as a humane way to limit growing numbers of grey squirrels, pigeons and wild boarThe invention of the contraceptive pill heralded the sexual revolution of the 1960s, and now scientists are looking to revolutionise wildli…
Asian hornets were first detected on French soil in 2004, and the invasive species has since spread rapidly across the country and the rest of Europe, including Germany, Spain and the UK. Asian hornets are known to be a major cause of high bee mortali…
The animals that inspired Rodin and fed the French resistance may soon be banished from Les Invalides – but not if protesters have anything to do with itParis is the theatre of many battles, but none has been more burlesque than the fight to save or an…
Italy’s parliament has passed Europe’s first legislation banning lab-cultured meat.
The invasive species is now feasting on young clams and mussels, along with fish roe and other aquatic life, endangering the country’s culinary shellfish tradition.
Parisians are furious about bedbugs but are they right to be? We asked a bedbug.
Scientists are urging national and EU authorities to take swift action against the rapid spread of the fire ant, a highly invasive species with the potential to cause major health and environmental damage.
The consumption of blue crabs recommended by Italy’s government members to halt the invasive species’ spread in the Mediterranean complies with the EU food rules, the European Commission confirmed to EURACTIV – but warns the feast may not last for
Humane alternatives to killing rampant creatures such as wild boar, deer and grey squirrels are being developedConflicts between humans and wildlife are triggering growing numbers of disease outbreaks, road accidents and crop damage. And the problem is…
UK has not reciprocated after EU banned import of pot plant soil, in which some species can travel undetectedInvasive species are increasingly likely to come to Britain because of lax post-Brexit trade rules, experts have warned.The EU has banned the i…
Crustacean native to Americas is devastating shellfish production in Po delta, where they have no natural predatorsItalian fishing communities in the north of the country are fighting an invasion of predatory blue crabs which risks jeopardising the eco…
