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invasive species

Apia, SAMOA — The cutting of native trees and the existence of invasive species are increasingly putting a threat to the endemic manumea bird population in Samoa. With the manumea species declining in numbers, the Samoa Conservation Society Environmental and Geographic Information System Specialist...
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WASHINGTON — Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs this week announced $1,488,890 in fiscal year 2018 grants to combat invasive species and protect natural resources in the U.S. Territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth...
Lopa tree
Ofu, AMERICAN SAMOA — Eradication of the Lopa tree has been put on hold in American Samoa. The US National Park Service last year committed US$400,000 to completely eliminate Adenanthera Pavonina from the Manu'a islands of Ofu and Olosega. The tree is said to compete with native flora which in turn...