Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Dec 18

Being of a horribly successful species I can empathise with these bastards.
We should take these things to dead worlds around other stars...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/18/invasive-quagga-mussels-lake-geneva-aoe

#QuaggaMussels #Panspermia #LakeGeneva

‘It’s an open invasion’: how millions of quagga mussels changed Lake Geneva for ever

The molluscs are decimating food chains in Switzerland, have devastated the Great Lakes in North America, and this week were spotted in Northern Ireland for the first time

The Guardian
The Next SummitMay 2, 2024

This image from CPW shows quagga mussels on a boat intercepted at the Colorado state border. If they hadn't caught it, it might have spread these invasive species across our lakes, rivers, and streams.

Another good reminder to always wash off your boat and gear when you leave a lake or body of water before you enter the next one.

How do you help prevent the spread of invasive species while recreating outside?

#LeaveNoTrace #InvasiveSpecies #BetterTogether #WildlifeConservation #QuaggaMussels

Global NewsDec 30, 2023
Okanagan Lake free of invasive mussels, says non-profit society
In September, the Idaho Dept. of Agriculture announced that quagga mussels had been found in the mid-Snake River, which is around 11 hours south of B.C.'s border.
#globalnews #Environment #Okanagan #okanaganlake #QuaggaMussels
https://globalnews.ca/news/10195902/okanagan-lake-no-invasive-mussels/
Okanagan Lake free of invasive mussels, says non-profit society

In September, the Idaho Dept. of Agriculture announced that quagga mussels had been found in the mid-Snake River, which is around 11 hours south of B.C.'s border.

Global News
Global NewsOct 13, 2023
Okanagan Basin Water Board calls for moratorium on out-of-province watercraft
The Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling on the provincial government to ban US boats from crossing the border to keep invasive mussels from clogging waterways.
#globalnews #Environment #Mussels #okanaganbasinwaterboard #QuaggaMussels
https://globalnews.ca/news/10023971/okanagan-basin-water-board-moratorium-out-of-province-watercraft/
Okanagan Basin Water Board calls for moratorium on out-of-province watercraft

The Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling on the provincial government to ban US boats from crossing the border to keep invasive mussels from clogging waterways.

Global News
BC Info BotOct 13, 2023
Global News BC: Okanagan Basin Water Board calls for moratorium on out-of-province watercraft https://globalnews.ca/news/10023971/okanagan-basin-water-board-moratorium-out-of-province-watercraft/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #okanaganbasinwaterboard #QuaggaMussels #ZebraMussels #Environment #Mussels
Okanagan Basin Water Board calls for moratorium on out-of-province watercraft

The Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling on the provincial government to ban US boats from crossing the border to keep invasive mussels from clogging waterways.

Global News
Global News BCOct 13, 2023
Okanagan Basin Water Board calls for moratorium on out-of-province watercraft
The Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling on the provincial government to ban US boats from crossing the border to keep invasive mussels from clogging waterways.
#globalnews #Environment #Mussels #okanaganbasinwaterboard #QuaggaMussels
https://globalnews.ca/news/10023971/okanagan-basin-water-board-moratorium-out-of-province-watercraft/
Okanagan Basin Water Board calls for moratorium on out-of-province watercraft

The Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling on the provincial government to ban US boats from crossing the border to keep invasive mussels from clogging waterways.

Global News