In 1905, Hawaii introduced mosquitofish to control mosquitoes; the tiny fish later became linked to declines of native damselflies and other threatened species

Hawaii introduced mosquitofish to control mosquitoes Introduced to Hawaii in 1905 to control disease-carrying mosquitoes, the eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) has caused major declines in native aquatic insects, including several threatened species of Hawaiian damselflies. Conservation reports from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) show that the small, non-native fish has had a…

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Trump orders ‘substantial’ cut in military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war

Trump cited South Korea’s refusal to join US efforts to denuclearise Iran as reasons for scaling back the exercises. President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered the Pentagon to “substantially” scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea, citing Seoul’s refusal to join US efforts to “denuclearise” Iran and his relationship with North Korean leader…

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