Ontario officials watch invasive pig numbers so they don t go wild
Nathan Howes
samedi, 3 avril 2021 à 20:42 - Continued vigilance and monitoring is critical to prevent the establishment of invasive pigs in Ontario, says the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
Some of them may look cute and friendly, but wild pigs are actually quite invasive and could pose a significant threat to the ecosystem in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada where they have been seen.
In Ontario, the government acknowledges there is likely a small population of wild pigs scattered across southern, central and eastern Ontario, based on the sightings that have been reported, but the disperse accounts are not indicative of a settled breeding population in the province, according to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF).
Outdoornews
April 29, 2021
(Lake of the Woods Tourism)
Walleyes in trouble on Lake of the Woods? How can that be? Well, that’s the word, at least on the Ontario side of the big lake.
Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has revealed that the Lake of the Woods walleye population is in danger and that its current fisheries are not sustainable, spelling serious trouble for the local economy.
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Overholt first noticed phragmites near White Lake in 2017. I discovered to my surprise and a bit of horror that we had this plant on our doorstep, he said.
Now, with the help of environmental groups and lake associations, he s been ramping up efforts to manage its spread.
Dave Overholt has been working with Lanark County, environmental groups and lake associations to manage the spread of the invasive phragmites in Lanark County.(Submitted by Dave Overholt)
Expensive plant to control
Invasive Species Act
in 2016, and is one of the most expensive plants in Ontario to control, according to Jolanta Kowalski, a spokesperson with Ontario s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
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Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has revealed that the Lake of the Woods walleye population is in danger and that its current fisheries are not sustainable, spelling serious trouble for the local economy.
The revelation follows a province-wide risk assessment done by the MNRF between 2015-2017, showing that Lake of the Woods is the most at-risk inland fishery in Ontario, both in terms of “likelihood of collapse” and the resulting social and economic impacts that will follow. Out of over 40 lakes surveyed across the province, Lake of the Woods was the only one to clearly fall into the danger zone of the MNRF’s risk assessment.
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