KVSP Invasive
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — In northern Wisconsin, April Stone is carrying on a centuries-old Ojibwe practice of basket making. She uses wood from the black ash tree, a cultural keystone species that’s now under threat from the invasive emerald ash borer. Yet for Stone and other tribal artisans, protecting black ash trees […]
Abdul Razzaq Al-Shami/ABC News (IDLIB, Syria) — The Orontes River in northwestern Syria has long been a lifeline for farmers, including 50-year-old Bahjat al-Bakru, who have used it to irrigate their nearby crops. But since the start of the year, al-Bakru said, about 70% of his fruit trees have died because an invasive flower now […]
urbazon/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Cases of invasive group A strep infections, which can cause severe illness and be deadly, remain elevated in some parts of the country, officials warned Wednesday. In a statement to ABC News, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that “preliminary” data from 2023 suggests cases have remained elevated […]
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