Invasive Species

We can all help preserve our beautiful natural environment by reporting invasive plant and animal species when we observe them. Not all nonnative species are considered invasive, but when they compete with native flora and fauna, cause or have the potential to cause harm to humans or a negative environmental or economic impact, it’s time to step in and attempt to mitigate the damage.

IveGot1 is a smartphone app for reporting invasive species in Florida. It is available for both iPhone and Android and allows the user to submit a photograph of the creature in question. Its associated website, eddmaps. org, and hotline, 888-483-4681 (888-IVE-GOT1), can be used for the same purpose.

Invasive Animals & Plants

Burmese python cane toad

Cuban tree frog green iguana feral hog lionfish muscovy duck rhesus macaque vervet monkey air potato

Australian malaleuca

Brazilian pepper cogon grass hydrilla

Japanese climbing fern kudzu