Thursday, October 29, 2009
Vermont Is For Pacus
Employees of a Vermont power company pulled a 2.5lb pacu fish out of Otter Creek earlier this month. What was the large, South American cousin of the piranha doing in New England? Perhaps searching for a good microbrew? ;-)
P.S. - be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the NAS Alert page to see the pacu pics!
Labels: aquatic species, fish, Vermont
Jennifer Forman Orth 10:51 PM
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Beached Wail
Beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia) was found in Maryland earlier this month. Wonder how far up the Atlantic coast this invader could go? (tip of the virtual hat to IPANE)
Labels: Maryland, plants
Jennifer Forman Orth 9:32 PM
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Snake Attack
Are Giant Invasive Snakes using Florida as a stepping stone for a US takeover? (scroll down to see the full report, or click here)
Labels: Florida, reptiles, snakes
Jennifer Forman Orth 6:41 PM
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Heard Through The Grapevine
Labels: California, insects, moths
Jennifer Forman Orth 12:12 AM
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Fuel Sells
Jatropha as a biofuel in Kenya hasn't quite panned out, NPR has the story.
Labels: biofuel, jatropha, Kenya, plants
Jennifer Forman Orth 12:05 AM
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