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Mesquite (Prosopis species) were brought into South Africa by the government in the late 1800s and promoted for planting until the 1960s, according to the Agricultural Research Council. Photo: Supplied

CENTRE FOR INVASION BIOLOGY

Little podlet weevil may beat back invasive mesquite tree

The pods make a delicious coffee and the cattle like them too, but the tree sucks up groundwater and destroys biodiversity

Lesego Chepape

One of the world’s worst invasive species, the pesky Indian myna, has rapidly infiltrated the Kruger National Park over the past 20 years. (Photo by: David Tipling/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Indian mynas are taking wing in the Kruger National Park and scientists are concerned

Rate of spread of invasive species has ‘dramatically increased’

Sheree Bega

Dangers: A fisherman on the Niger River. Fishing, like many other livelihoods and activities, is under threat from the changes brought about by the climate crisis. Photo: Michele Cattani/AFP/Getty Images

Animals dying to ‘beat the heat’

Scientists can forecast how vulnerable species are to climate change using the right tools

Sheree Bega