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Did the Polar Vortex and its Freezing Temperatures Wipe out the Emerald Ash Borer?

February 28, 2019 Robert Hudson Westover, USDA Forest Service Office of Communication

With some news stories suggesting that a majority of invasive species across the United States have been greatly reduced in numbers because of rare frigid temperature this winter it is understandable that some folks might think the battle of the invasive is close to being won. That assumption would...

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10th Anniversary of the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’: USDA Research Reduces Wildlife Hazards at Airports

February 25, 2019 Gail Keirn, USDA APHIS Public Affairs Specialist

Since 2009, researchers located at the USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services’ National Wildlife Research Center have made significant discoveries directly impacting how wildlife hazards are managed at airports.

Animals