Range of encroachment in Florida of Osteopilus septentrionalis, according to the USGS. Data is grossly lacking in this assessment, though the author(s) of the USGS study does admit: "The range of this species as of 1997 is shown ... (and) further expansion has been reported by several sources, including this study...". This author is, however, happy that this team was funded to do this study. It shows that we are making headway against this potential threat to our American ecosystems. If only more funding was allocated to teams whose main objectives are to study the actual continual spread of this and other invasives, its subsequent impacts, and solutions to the problem of radiation by invasive species. It is hard to forget that this is only one of many species and only one among many factors impacting the very survival of our native species.