Invasive Species
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Gardeners need to watch out for these 2 worms in Ontario. Here’s whyHammerhead worms, which can produce a known paralyzing toxin, have been sighted in some ecospaces across Ontario is recent times.EnvironmentApr 29
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Invasive species lead to access restrictions in national parks in B.C., AlbertaStaff will be monitoring the parks and anyone found breaking the rules could face a fine of up to $25,000.CanadaMar 20
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Okanagan stakeholders strategize on regional response to invasive species of musselsThe Quagga and Zebra mussels were first introduced in the Great Lakes in 1988 and made their way west about 10 years ago.CanadaMar 8
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At $10K per deer, critics question cost of Sidney Island eradication planParks Canada concluded the first phase in its plan to eliminate the European fallow deer population on Sidney Island this month.CanadaDec 21, 2023
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Zebra mussels found in Clear Lake, Man., raising concerns about spread of invasive species"I think this is a wake-up call," experimental lakes researcher Scott Higgins said. "Clear Lake is now the most western lake in Canada to be invaded with zebra mussel."EnvironmentNov 24, 2023
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DFO monitoring an invasive crayfish species found in N.S. lakeAn invasive species of crayfish has been found for the first time in Canada at a lake near Lower Sackville, N.S. and the DFO are now working to capture and detect them.EnvironmentOct 19, 2023
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New Brunswick group drops attempt to eradicate invasive fish in Miramichi watershedA controversial program to use a pesticide to get rid of invasive smallmouth bass in New Brunswick's Miramichi watershed is being abandoned.CanadaSep 29, 2023
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B.C.’s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expectedThe warming and drying trend that began in the mid-2000s coincided with pine beetle outbreaks that left swaths of B.C.'s forests dead, dry, brittle and ripe for wildfire.FireSep 11, 2023
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UTRCA receives $10K in provincial funding to tackle harmful invasive speciesThe $10,000 contribution from the Invasive Species Action Fund (ISAF) is going toward control measures against dog-strangling vine, Japanese knotweed and giant hogweed.EnvironmentAug 22, 2023
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Canada-wide ‘Big Backyard Bioblitz’ helps conservation effortsThe event is organized by the Nature Conservancy of Canada to help the agency collect information on wildlife and work toward preserving habitat for at-risk species.FeaturesAug 2, 2023
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