A trio of specially trained dogs are on the front lines in Alberta's battle to keep invasive mussels out of the province's water bodies. Alberta is currently free of infestations of the aquatic invasive species, and the province has an ambitious program of monitoring, inspecting and education to keep it that way. From left, Diesel, Seuss and Hilo get ready to sniff out invasive mussels in the St. Mary Reservoir. (CBC)"The mussels don't have any natural predators and they reproduce rapidly," said Cindy Sawchuk, aquatic invasive species operations lead for Alberta Environment and Parks. Environment and Parks enlists the help of specially trained dogs like Seuss to keep invasive mussels out of Alberta's waterbodies.

Source: CBC News June 25, 2020 00:11 UTC