Ian Fingsten
Appearances
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-31-2024 6PM EST
90 of those non-native species are considered invasive, like Burmese pythons and alligator weeds. Ian Fingsten is a botanist with USGS and author of the map.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-31-2024 6PM EST
The researchers used existing data on known locations for non-native species combined with recent storm flood data. Fingston hopes to update the maps in January. For NPR News, I'm Jessica Mazaros in Tampa.