A charity which helps look after canals and rivers said the growth of a type of weed in the River Soar was a "big problem". The Canal and River Trust has launched an appeal to help raise funds to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An invasive species has overrun a river in the United Kingdom, prompting volunteers to take action before the issue causes ...

Specialist weevils from South America have been introduced to two sites in West Yorkshire to control an invasive non-native plant choking waterways. The floating pennywort weevils have been introduced ...

Non-native bugs will be first attempt at using biocontrol on floating pennywort, after years of research South American weevils have been released into Britain’s waterways by the government in order ...

A wildlife preservation group has recruited a new ally in its battle to control an invasive river plant – the weevil. Floating pennywort is a highly damaging plant originally from the Americas that ...

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