Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.

North Carolina State University. Cooperative Extension.

Entomological Society of America.

Australian Government. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Greater Wellington Regional Council (New Zealand).

Bay of Plenty Regional Council (New Zealand).

Auckland Council (New Zealand).

United Nations Environment Programme.

Australian Government. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

Formerly the Invasive Plants and Animals Committee (IPAC).

National Conference of State Legislatures.

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) tracks environment and natural resources legislation to bring you up-to-date, real-time information on bills that have been introduced in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. Database provides search options by state (or territory), topic, keyword, year, status or primary sponsor. Topics include Wildlife - Legislation related to wildlife, including protected and invasive species, habitat restoration, migration corridors, trafficking, disease, etc. 
See also: Resources State Bill Tracking Database Archive (2009-2022); includes Wildlife-Invasive Species and Wildlife-Pollinators topics

Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee.

Environmental DNA (eDNA) is the genetic material from a plant or animal that is found in the air, water or soil. Fish, such as invasive carp, release DNA into the environment in the form of skin cells, secretions, and feces. This DNA can be collected from water samples in the field and be used to indicate the potential presence of an individual species. eDNA testing is useful as a potential early indicator of invasive carp presence and was developed to improve monitoring of such aquatic invasive species.

National Invasive Species Council.

Environmental DNA is developing into a powerful tool for improving the monitoring and detection of invasive species, which may be present in low numbers and therefore difficult to find. There are a wide range of ongoing efforts by federal and non-federal groups working to improve and apply eDNA to invasive species monitoring and management.

The NISC FY2020 to FY2022 Work Plans incorporated interagency work on eDNA, including the following outputs:

• The NISC white paper has been released (May 2022): Environmental DNA as a Tool for Invasive Species Detection and Management [PDF, 295 KB]

DOI. Bureau of Reclamation. 

See also: Quagga and Zebra Mussels for more information

USDA. FS. Research and Development.

Assays of environmental DNA — traces of genetic material found in air, soil, and water — may improve scientists’ ability to detect bat roosts and track the spread of white-nose syndrome, a disease caused by a killer fungus spread easily in the close quarters of hibernacula. In this research, scientists experienced success in detecting bats in field collected samples of environmental DNA, though the technology is still in the experimental stage.

DOI. United States Geological Survey.

United States Geological Survey Science is Refining eDNA Techniques and Developing New Applications. Research by the U.S. Geological Survey is leading to new techniques in the use of environmental DNA, or eDNA, to detect invasive species and their spread.

DOI. NPS. Alaska Regional Office.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.

See also: Publications - Invasive for more resources

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.

See also: Publications - Invasive for more resources