Invasive fruit flies have forced a 79-square-mile area of LA under quarantine. Residents are advised to not move any fruits or vegetables from their property.

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The Tau fruit fly is an invasive threat to California.

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This Mexican entrepreneur builds houses out of bricks made from invasive seaweed. Then he gives them away.

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Millions of tons of sargassum wash up on beaches across North America every year. Exposure can lead to breathing problems, and it costs millions to clean it up.

I quit my real estate job in Indiana and moved to Florida to hunt pythons. Here's what my typical day looks like now.

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Amy Siewe holding a python.
Amy Siewe hunts invasive Burmese pythons in Florida.

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20-pound rodents with big orange teeth, rat-like tails, and no necks are wreaking havoc in the US and landing on 'most unwanted' lists

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Nutria with large, bright orange teeth.
Nutria have large, bright orange teeth.

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A cross between domestic pigs and wild boars was intentionally bred in Canada. The resulting 'super pigs' escaped captivity and could be invading the US.

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Feral pigs are already a nuisance in southern US states, but
Feral pigs are already a nuisance in southern US states, but "super pigs" from Canada could be invading from the north.

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The man in charge of deporting Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' explains how he plans to fly 70 of them across the world

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A hippo swimming close to the Magdalena River in Doradal, Colombia.
Hippos are considered one of the deadliest land animals on the planet.

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