Reptiles have been spotted on imported plants, but what we should really worry about, according to scientists, are the ...

These "hitchhiking intruders" have included a tree frog that emerged from roses at a florist's shop in Sheffield and snakes ...

Eleven endangered male frogs that traveled 7,000 miles in a bid to save their species from extinction have “given birth” to ...

Rising number of foreign pests that could threaten the UK’s biodiversity are also arriving on ornamental plants ...

The birth of 33 frogs at the London Zoo has been hailed as a “landmark moment” in the ongoing battle to save an endangered species that was first described by Charles Darwin during his epic voyage on ...

This is because insects, fungi, spiders and agricultural pests are also being imported into the UK through the same means. Fast-moving plant shipments into northern Europe make it difficult to ...

WWF works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to ...

but was stunned to find it was a tree-frog that had arrived with roses from Colombia via Ecuador. Frogs, lizards and insects pests are the main stowaways detected in the UK. Across mainland Europe ...

He thought it was a prank, but was stunned to find it was a tree-frog that had arrived with roses from Colombia via Ecuador. Frogs, lizards and insects pests are the main stowaways detected in the UK.