ACTION ALERT -- Emergency Action Needed To Stop Asian Carp (Oct 16, 2009)
Georgian Bay Forever.
The
Vine That Ate The South Is Here! Dreaded
Invasive Kudzu Vine Has Been Found In Ontario (Sep
22, 2009)
Ontario Federation of Anglers
and Hunters.
Kudzu has
been discovered for the first time in Canada,
in Ontario. The Ontario
Invasive Plant Council has issued a news
release and fact sheet: Kudzu
Vine: One of Ontario’s Most Un-Wanted
Plant Species (2009; PDF | 764 KB). Unlike
in the U.S., kudzu
is not a controlled or restricted species
in Canada, and should not be planted. The
Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
have set up a toll-free number, the Invading
Species Hotline 1-800-563-7711 and www.invadingspecies.com to
obtain information and report sightings of
kudzu vine and other invasive species.
Canadian
Scientists Uncover Alarming Invasion of
Round Goby into Great Lakes Tributaries:
Impact on Endangered Fishes Likely to Be
Serious (Aug 11, 2009)
University of
Toronto.
A team of scientists from the University
of Toronto, the Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources and the University of Guelph has
identified a drastic invasion of round
goby into many Great Lakes tributaries.
A number of the affected areas are known
as "species-at-risk" hot spots
and the invasion poses many potential threats
for native species of fish and mussels. The
results of the study are published in Biological
Invasions. The public can assist by
reporting the capture of round goby to the
Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters Invading
Species Awareness Program.
Creating
Jobs and Benefiting Science: Canada-Ontario
Partnership Invests in New Research Centre
in Sault Ste. Marie (Jul 21, 2009)
Government
of Canada. Natural Resources Canada.
A new,
multi-million dollar Invasive Species Centre
is being built to help improve Canada's environment,
while also creating jobs and stimulating the
economy. The centre, which will be located
at the federal government's Great
Lakes Forestry Centre (GLFC), will be
dedicated to combating alien invasive species
that threaten Canada's natural resources
and ecosystems.
Invasive
Plant Council of British Columbia Announces
New Hotline (May 11, 2009)
Invasive Plant Council of British Columbia.
The Invasive Plant Council of BC announced
the establishment of a provincial toll free
hotline, 1-888-WEEDSBC, to which callers can
report invasive plants and make a difference
in their community. A member of the Invasive
Plant Council team will receive calls and answer
questions about invasive plants, how to identify
specific species, and offer contacts for regional
invasive plant committees and local resources.
$800,000
in Grants Award to Fight Invasive Plants (Oct
28, 2008)
British Columbia Government.
Federal
Government Announces National "Don’t
Move Firewood" Campaign (Jun 13, 2008)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
The Government
of Canada is launching a "Don't Move Firewood"
campaign to limit the spread of invasive
species by vacationing Canadians this summer.
"Most people don't know that moving a
simple piece of firewood could threaten and
destroy thousands, even millions, of trees.
We all have a responsibility to protect Canada's
beautiful forests so the message is clear:
buy wood locally, burn it on site and never
bring it back home."
Report Sightings in the Southern Gulf of
St. Lawrence
1-866-759-6600 or 506-851-2004
Fax: 506-851-2079
e-mail: invaders.glf@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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