The Ontario government is adding 10 new plants and animals to its registry of invasive species.
In December 2023, the province’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry reported that several species would enter the Ontario Invasive Species Act as of the new year. The aquatic plants, fish, trees, and mammals were added in an attempt to “help prevent, control and reduce their spread,” the MNRF says.
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Photo caption: A group of nutria, one of 10 species newly added to Ontario’s registry of invasive species (Photo © Rudmer Zwerver/Shutterstock)