Editing Lake trout (section)

==Range==
From a [[zoogeography|zoogeographical]] perspective, lake trout have a relatively narrow distribution. They are native only to the northern parts of North America, principally Canada, but also [[Alaska]] and, to some extent, the Northeastern United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Salvelinus_namaycush/ |title=Salvelinus namaycush Lake trout |publisher=Animal Diversity Web |access-date=2013-11-23}}</ref> Lake trout have been widely introduced into non-native waters in North America<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=942 |title=NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Lake Trout |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=2013-11-23}}</ref> and into many other parts of the world, mainly Europe, but also into South America and certain parts of Asia. Although lake trout were introduced into [[Yellowstone National Park]]'s [[Shoshone Lake|Shoshone]], [[Lewis Lake (Wyoming)|Lewis]] and [[Heart Lake (Wyoming)|Heart lake]]s legally in the 1890s, they were illegally or accidentally introduced into [[Yellowstone Lake]] in the 1980s where they are now considered [[invasive species|invasive]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Munro |first= Andrew R. |author2=Thomas E. McMahon |author3=James R. Ruzycki  |date=Spring 2006 |title=Source and Date of Lake Trout Introduction |journal=Yellowstone Science |volume=14 |issue=2 |url=http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/upload/YS14(2).pdf }}</ref> They have also notably been introduced into the [[Tahoe National Forest|Tahoe]] region, such as in [[Lake Tahoe]] and [[Donner Lake]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Lake Trout (Mackinaw) |url=https://www.ndow.org/species/lake-trout-mackinaw/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=NDOW |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=ncs-import |title=Record-breaking Mackinaw trout caught and released at Lake Tahoe |url=https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2004/mar/22/record-breaking-mackinaw-trout-caught-and-released/#:~:text=The%20Lake%20Tahoe%20record%20for,back%20on%20June%2021,%201974. |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=www.nevadaappeal.com |language=en}}</ref>