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National Invasive Species Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Invasive Species Resources

Provides access to all site resources, with the option to search by species common and scientific names. Resources can be filtered by Subject, Resource Type, Location, or Source.

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Asian Carp Photos and Videos

Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee.

Impact of an Invasive Species: Nile Perch Disrupt the Ecosystem of Lake Victoria
National Geographic Society.
Nile perch were introduced to Lake Victoria in the 1950s to boost the fishing industry. The introduction of Nile perch caused an economic boom, but almost caused cichlids, a native fish, to go extinct. Discover the role an invasive species can play in an ecosystem and social system.
Invasive Species - Stories

CAB International.

See the people and communities from Africa and around the world who are affected by invasive species.
Varroa Public Service Announcement
Google. YouTube; Honey Bee Health Coalition.
See also: Tools for Varroa Management Playlist for more videos
YouTube - #AlienInvaders: Killer Shrimp

Google. YouTube; Alien Invaders.

YouTube - A Story of an Invasive Alien Species, Rapana venosa, in the Black Sea

Google. YouTube; Turkish Marine Research Foundation.

YouTube - Bats and White-Nose Syndrome

Google. YouTube; Parks Canada.

YouTube - Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle

Google. YouTube; Natural Resources Canada.

YouTube - Butternut Seed Orchard

Google. Youtube; Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (Ontario).

The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) is working with the Forest Gene Conservation Association (FGCA) to preserve endangered native butternut trees. This species is threatened by butternut canker, a fungal disease, and protected under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act.

YouTube - Carpet Sea Squirt
Google. YouTube; Great Britain Non-Native Species Secretariat.
YouTube - Chinese Mitten Crab - Eriocheir sinensis
Google. YouTube; Great Britain Non-Native Species Secretariat.
YouTube - Citrus Longhorn Beetle
Google. YouTube; Great Britain Department Environment Food and Rural Affairs.
YouTube - Classical Swine Fever: Controlling an Exotic Disease in South Africa

Google. YouTube; University of Pretoria (South Africa). African Veterinary Information Portal.

YouTube - False Codling Moths

Google. YouTube; South African Broadcasting Corporation. 50|50.

Special Note: Video is in Afrikaans with English subtitles.

YouTube - Heracleum mantegazzianum, the Sequel (May 2009)

Google. YouTube; Video by John Robertson, Warden of The Poison Garden site.

YouTube - How to Identify Red Witchweed

Google. YouTube; Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Australia). Biosecurity Queensland.

YouTube - Huge Cane Toad

Google. YouTube; BBC News.

YouTube - Impact of Non-Native Species in Irish Water Bodies

Google. YouTube; RTÉ Ireland. Eco Eye.

This beautiful episode opens on Lough Corrib at sunrise. Anja sees first-hand the devastating and costly impacts of a new arrival to an existing ecosystem, Lagarosiphon Major a pond weed has taken hold in the waterbody. Part 1 of 4

YouTube - Introduction to Didymosphenia geminata (Didymo)

Google. YouTube; Fish and Game New Zealand.

YouTube - Invasive Ants: Threat to Pacific Livelihoods & Biodiversity

Google. YouTube; Nature Conservancy.