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e e e Conseil québécois des espèces exotiques envahissantes Protect St. Lawrence River biodiversity! For more information, contact us! P.B. 85015 Mont-Saint-Hilaire J3H 5W1 (450) 467- 6921 [email protected] Why do we launch this awareness campaign? © Susan Trammell, Bugwood.org Northern snakehead © Jean-Bastien Lambert Stop the arrivals of invasive alien species! The Conseil québécois des espèces exotiques envahissantes (CQEEE, i.e. the Quebec council of invasive alien species) works on protecting biodiversity, ecosys- tems integrity and economic activities susceptible to being impacted by inva- sive alien species (IAS). Thus, we work at limiting socio- economic impacts of IASs through prevention, early detections, education and awareness. With groups susceptible of facilitating the introduction of IAS, we hope to explore their actual practices so to better understand the consequences that might impact biodiversity. Good practices guides and awareness tools will be developped and circulated in the long term. This will be a great opportunity to involve those groups and engage them as river ambassadors so that they afterwards spread the knowledge on IAS in their networks! AWARENESS CAMPAIGN PROTECT ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BIODIVERSITY ! What is biodiversity? Why is it important? Ecosystems biological diversity is very impor- tant and vital because it is the guarantor of their productivity, resiliency, functions and services they return to human communities, which ultimately increase our well-being. © Benoit Courteau - Water chestnut Biodiversity is “the term given to the variety of life on Earth. It is the combination of life forms and their interactions with one another, and with the physical environment that has made Earth habitable for humans”. (Convention on Biological Diversity, 2005; free translation) www.biodiv.org www.facebook.com/cqeee www.twitter.com/cqeees
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eee Consei l québécoi sdes espèces exotiquese n v a h i s s a n t e s
Protect St. Lawrence Riverbiodiversity!
For more information,contact us!
P.B. 85015Mont-Saint-Hilaire
J3H 5W1(450) 467- 6921
Why do we launch thisawareness campaign?
© Susan Trammell, Bugwood.orgNorthern snakehead
© Jean-Bastien Lambert
Stop the arrivalsof invasive alien species!
The Conseil québécois des espèces exotiques envahissantes (CQEEE, i.e. the Quebec council of invasive alien species) works on protecting biodiversity, ecosys-tems integrity and economic activities susceptible to being impacted by inva-sive alien species (IAS).
Thus, we work at limiting socio-economic impacts of IASs through prevention, early detections, education and awareness.
With groups susceptible of facilitating the introduction of IAS, we hope to explore their actual practices so to better understand the consequences that might impact biodiversity.
Good practices guides and awareness tools will be developped and circulated in the long term.
This will be a great opportunity to involve those groups and engage them as river ambassadors so that they afterwards spread the knowledge on IAS in their networks!
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
PROTECT ST. LAWRENCERIVER BIODIVERSITY !
What is biodiversity?
Why is it important?
Ecosystems biological diversity is very impor-tant and vital because it is the guarantor of their productivity, resiliency, functions and services they return to human communities, which ultimately increase our well-being.
© Benoit Courteau - Water chestnut
Biodiversity is “the term given to the variety of life on Earth. It is the combination of life forms and their interactions with one another, and with the physical environment that has made Earth habitable for humans”.
(Convention on Biological Diversity, 2005; free translation)www.biodiv.org
www.facebook.com/cqeeewww.twitter.com/cqeees
Fouling on recreational boatsand boat equipment
Unused bait release
Aquarium and water garden industries
Ballast water
Deliberate or accidental releases
As part of “mercy release” ceremonies
How do they end up here?
What are invasive alien species?
Invasive alien species (IAS) are species introduced outside their native range and forming local populations growing rapidly, often beyond control and to the detriment of indigenous species.
Some examples of aquatic invasivespecies of concern in Quebec:
What are the impacts of IASon biodiversity?
To know more :
vecteurs.cqeee.org
www.habitattitude.ca
www.mddelcc.gouv.qc.ca/biodiversite/especes-exotiques-envahissantes/
www.invadingspecies.com
www.hsi.org/issues/mercy_release/
Help us slow the spread!
© U.S. Geological Survey Archive, U.S. Geological Survey, Bugwood.org
© Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
© Eric Engbretson, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bugwood.org
Gold�sh
Round goby
• Asian carp
• Round goby
• Tench
• Green crab
• Chinese mitten crab
• Opposum shrimp
• Gold�sh
• Zebra mussel
Red-eared slider
Coming from abroad and taking advantage of the absence of competitors, predators or diseases, some of these newcomers are storming entire ecosystems.
Once well established, they take over commodities, impair food chains and habitats of many indigenous species – some of them rare or even endangered.
Impacts of these newcomers on the environment worldwide are such that biological invasions are the second leading cause of animal extinctions just after the physical habitat alterations due to anthropomorphic activities.
In Canada annually, millions of dollars are put forward to deal with this threat.
Find out on invasive alien species present in your region and on existing laws restricting their ownership.
Do not carry living organisms around.
Never release plants, invertebrates or �sh in the natural environment.
Return aquatic organisms that you do not want anymore to a pet-shop or a school.
© James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Kudzu
The views expressed herein are solely thoseof the Invasive Species Québec Council.
This project was made possible through an investmentunder the Community Development Program, which is part of the St. Lawrence Action Plan 2011-2026, and is implemented
by the governments of Canada and Québec.
