July 19, 2010 -- It’s a western moving siege: An army of algae-eating, pipe-clogging, fingernail-size menaces is set to storm the waters of Manitoba.
Provincial officials are on high alert for zebra mussels, one of the many nuisance species that invaded the Great Lakes and have recently found a home in the Red River in North Dakota. Their arrival spells big trouble for the natural ecosystem, not to mention the havoc they can cause to water pipes, hydroelectric dams and other infrastructure. Read the full story to get the details.
