Invasive Invaders: Interior Secretary Confirms No Exit Plan
In a declaration at the U.S. Department of the Interior, Secretary Deb Haaland declared with unshakable confidence, 'Once a species enters, they never leave,' turning invasive species into the unwanted guests of America's ecological party. This stark warning shines a spotlight on the relentless march of alien flora and fauna invading U.S. territories, like the infamous Burmese pythons slithering through Florida's Everglades since 1992, and the zebra mussels clogging Midwestern waterways for decades. While pests RSVP without an out clause, government efforts to evict them resemble a turf war rearranging natureās furniture without changing the guests. No sign yet of a species checked out on their own accord!
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When the interior secretary drops a mic saying 'once they enter, they never leave,' it's a polite way of announcing America just RSVPād 'party never ends' to invasive species. No eviction notices, just long-term tenants in ecosystems they crashed.
We just discovered the ecological version of those long lost relatives who visit and never leave. Sorry native species, your house guests showed up with VIP passes and zero checkout date.
Invasive species in America are like bad software updates: unasked for, impossible to uninstall, and somehow multiplying while all we can do is reboot the ecosystem occasionally.
Source: Arstechnica | Published: 8/28/2025 | Author: Kiley Price, Inside Climate News
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