Louisiana has become home to numerous invasive species, some of them wreaking havoc on the state's environment. Here are the ...

Moss and ferns are early settlers ... The landscape as we know it is driven by this species.” The simplicity of Hawaii’s ecosystems is another reason it attracts researchers.

A bunch of pioneer finches — blown from some unknown continent to Hawaii between three million and six million years ago — adapted to "fill in" for absent songbird species in the customary ...

I have noticed an explosion of flowers this spring like nothing I have seen in many years, and I believe that one of the ...

If you discover a deceased bat on Maui, contact Fern Duvall, Wildlife Biologist with ... via Wikimedia Commons The Hawaiian monk seal is an extremely rare species, with only a few hundred remaining.

Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes and revered as the divine creator of the Hawaiian Islands. Every year, people leave over 10,000 offerings at Pele’s shrine at Halemaʻumaʻu crater.

(Photo credit: Fern Gavelek ... sea turtles), ʻilioholoikauaua (Hawaiian monk seals), manō (shark), naiʻa (spinner dolphins), and multiple bird species such as ʻiwa (great frigatebird ...

Also known as yellow-twigged box elder, 'Winter Lightning' boxelder maple (Acer negundo 'Winter Lightning') is an exceptionally cold-hardy deciduous tree that can grow in all U.S. states, save for ...

Destruction or modification of areas where endangered species are currently found in the Aloha State could generate more ...