There has been a presumptive positive detection of whirling disease in Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, according to the Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society (CSISS).
The society is highly concerned about the detection of Whirling Disease. In a press release, CSISS noted that there will be an immediate collaboration between Parks Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to confirm the presence of Whirling Disease in Yoho National Park as well as suspected cases in the Kicking Horse River, Wapta Lake, Finn Creek and Monarch Creek.