#RegulatoryCapture: the ultimate problem is that irrigation districts are stealing the water from the fish and all other aquatic life to further their private profits. it is also legalized vandalism.

#WaterIsLife #SiblingBeings #LivingScapes

https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/11/03/irrigation-vandalism-a-tale-of-two-rivers/

Irrigation Vandalism: a Tale of Two Rivers

The Bend Bulletin published a piece “Fish by the hundreds rescued in isolated Deschutes River channel.” The basic message is that volunteers “saved”

CounterPunch.org

Leikam, The Fox Guy: Eventually, recognized the mysterious creature as a critically important #species that has long been missing from his beloved #Baylands — a mammal that #California #wildlife officials have hailed as a “#climatehero.”

#BeaverBeliever #SurfaceWaterEngineers #WaterIsLife #SiblingBeings #LivingScapes #GaiaHealth

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-11/baby-beaver-sighting-inspires-hope-for-california-comeback
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Baby beaver sighting inspires hope for California comeback

'Beaver believers' are celebrating the appearance of a young kit along a Palo Alto creek, saying it bodes well for the species' resurgence in California.

Los Angeles Times

Tokitae: To my tribe, the Lhaq’ te’mish of the Salish Sea, the Qwe lhol mech ten are people. In our stories, they have societies and a culture similar to our own… Throughout history, captivity has been a major U.S. industry - Rena Priest

#MotherEarth #WaterIsLife #SiblingBeings #LivingScapes #GaiaRising #RightsOfNature #PlanetaryCrisis
#CapitalismKillsLife

https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.4/indigenous-affairs-wildlife-a-captive-orca-and-a-chance-for-our-redemption

A captive orca and a chance for our redemption

Tokitae has spent nearly 50 years in captivity. It’s time she returned home.