Nila Kartika Wati
- Environment and Nature
- September 20, 2026
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The Price of Eradication: How Japan Spent 25 Years and Millions to Remove an Invasive Predator from Amami Oshima
The introduction of non-native species to manage pest populations is often marketed as a silver-bullet solution—economical, efficient, and immediate. However, the case of the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) on…
- Environment and Nature
- April 24, 2026
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Jakarta River Ecological Crisis and the Paradox of the Massive Suckermouth Catfish Eradication Campaign
The provincial government of Jakarta recently conducted a massive, coordinated operation across its five administrative cities to address the surging population of the invasive suckermouth catfish, locally known as ikan…
