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BC fish face new threat from microscopic parasite as government funding dries up 
By Jesse Tomas CA Source: infotel 1/8/2024
Jesse Tomas
Credit: MARSHALL JONES / iNFOnews.ca
Freshwater ecosystems in B.C. are under threat from invasive species and parasites, but the government has scaled back its funding to fight the problem, according to the BC Wildlife Federation.

The conservation organization is calling on both provincial and federal governments to increase spending to combat invasive zebra and quagga mussels, and a new threat, a parasite that carries whirling disease.
 

Zebra and quagga mussels have caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage in eastern Canada and the U.S., according to a wildlife federation media release.

The mussels attach themselves to boats and marine equipment causing damage, they can clog pipes including municipal water intake systems and hydropower equipment.

 
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