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Zebra Mussels
Newly announced federal funding won’t prevent the spread of invasive mussels in BC
The government’s new funding announcement does not go far enough to protect BC from invasive…
BC fish face new threat from microscopic parasite as government funding dries up
Freshwater ecosystems in B.C. are under threat from invasive species and parasites, but the government…
Out-of-province boat ban gaining support in the Thompson-Okanagan
Calls for a moratorium on out-of-province boats in BC to protect local waterways from invasive…
BC Interior opposition MPs call on feds to increase funding to stop invasive mussels
Five BC Interior Conservative MPs have written a letter to the federal government demanding proper…
Canada’s largest marine dredging company brought thousands of invasive mussels into B.C.
A barge from Lake Ontario containing thousands of invasive zebra mussels that was intercepted in…
B.C. conservation service seizes nearly 3,000 invasive mussel infested moss balls
A widespread effort to stop the spread of an invasive species in B.C. has resulted…
Province wants you to check your aquarium for invasive mussels hiding in moss balls
B.C. is calling on aquarium owners to inspect their tanks to help prevent the spread…
10 boats infested with invasive mussels have been stopped in B.C. so far this year
As COVID-19 travel restrictions loosen across the country, more boats are coming to B.C. from…
These Quebec students are trying to keep invasive zebra mussels out of B.C. Interior lakes
While conservation officers use sniffer dogs to try to stop invasive zebra mussels from contaminating…
Feds need to step up game in fight against invasive mussels in Okanagan, Shuswap: letter
Two water protection agencies in the Okanagan and Shuswap have joined forces to urge the…
iN VIDEO: Okanagan filmmaker releases new documentary on mussel threat
VERNON – A Vernon filmmaker with a passion for keeping B.C. lakes and rivers mussel…
Fight to keep potentially devastating invasive mussels out of Okanagan gains momentum
PENTICTON – Progress is being made in the fight to keep invasive zebra and quagga…
Five boats heading to the Okanagan caught with invasive mussels
KELOWNA – The chair of the Okanagan Basin Water Board is concerned about the number…
$3M funding to fight invasives includes mussel-sniffing dog
KELOWNA – A multi-million dollar funding boost from the provincial government will go to a…
Province can do better to fight mussel invasion, water board says
KELOWNA -The Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling on the province to do more help…