UM Todayzebra mussels – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 CTV News: Province draining St. Malo Lake for zebra mussel observation https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/ctv-news-province-draining-st-malo-lake-for-zebra-mussel-observation/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/ctv-news-province-draining-st-malo-lake-for-zebra-mussel-observation/#respond Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:11:04 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=223383 Dr. Scott Higgins, associate professor at the University of Manitoba and senior research scientist for the International Institute for Sustainable Development, said the mollusks are resilient]]> A reservoir about an hour away from Winnipeg is being drained in an ongoing battle against zebra mussels. St. Malo Lake levels will be lowered by approximately three metres to observe zebra mussels—an aquatic invasive species. Dr. Scott Higgins, associate professor at the University of Manitoba and senior research scientist for the International Institute for Sustainable Development, said the mollusks are resilient. “Zebra mussels are really the poster child for the aquatic invasive species. They spread incredibly quickly,” Dr. Higgins said.

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