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The non-governmental organization FISC published the following list of invasive plant species in 2023. [171] Formerly known as Florida Exotic Plant Pest Council (FLEPPC), the council changed its name to Florida Invasive Species Council (FISC) to retire outdated terminology. [172] [173]
Exotic species control falls under the management of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which has been compiling and disseminating information about invasive species since 1994. Control of invasive species costs $500 million a year, but 1,700,000 acres (6,900 km 2) of land in South Florida remains infested. [5]
An American alligator and a Burmese python in Everglades National Park struggling in lock. Burmese pythons in the state of Florida are classified as an invasive species.They disrupt the ecosystem by preying on native species, outcompeting native species for food or other resources, and/or disrupting the physical nature of the environment.
The scale at which the Burmese python is able to decimate the native wildlife population in South Florida continues to astonish biologists studying to eradicate the invasive species. Researchers ...
Ian Easterling, 25, a conservation associate with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, picks off the shedding skin of a captured female Burmese python on Tuesday, March 28, 2017.
It's one of several ways that Florida is working to combat the invasive species. The Burmese python population exploded in the mid-90s after being imported from South Asia as exotic pets.
Due in part to its prevalence in the exotic pet trade, [12] Florida has a large number of non-native species. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission tracks 31 species of mammals, [13] 196 species of birds, [14] 48 species of reptiles, [15] 4 species of amphibians, [16] and 55 species of fish [17] that have been observed in
Things you need to know about Florida's new invasive species devouring landscapes and crops.