An environmental group is warning that the zebra mussel infestation in Lake Winnipeg could be the start of a bigger issue.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada says the lake needs help, warning that more problems could be on the way.
Conservation scientist Dan Karus says he's afraid people could think that because of the current infestation, there's no point in protecting against other potential invaders.
Kraus says there are roughly 15 invasive species in Lake Winnipeg right now, but points out there are more than 200 invasive species in the Great Lakes.
He says there is still an opportunity at this point to protect Lake Winnipeg.
Otherwise, the conservancy fears that Lake Winnipeg could end up like Lake Erie, patches of which were declared dead in the 1970s.
That lake has since made a comeback, giving the Conservancy hope that the same can happen here.
(CJOB)
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