If you're driving in the Riding Mountain National Park on Wednesday, you're asked to drive with extra caution.
Staff members will be picking up litter in the park.
You're reminded to never litter and Riding Mountain staff wants everyone to know a few of the effects of litter on animals and the environment.
- animals get trapped and entangled and even suffocate in plastic packaging or similar litter;
- animals are in constant search for food. When humans litter along the road, animals risk getting hit by cars and venture further from their natural habitats and behaviours;
- and nearly 60% of roadway litter is comprised of tobacco products and cigarettes which often end up in streams, lakes and wetlands.
