#SiblingBeings in trouble surviving us: fish are threatened by diversions of water that reduce river flows, harmful algae blooms that can trigger fish kills, and overfishing by recreational anglers. They say the fish are particularly vulnerable because they spawn infrequently — only in wet years that bring high river flows.
#ForeverWarSubsidizesFossilFuelsAndSprawl
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23122023/blm-protect-wildlife-corridors-the-west/
#TrophicCascade: Long-distance migratory corridors are critical for the survival of herds. Yet Wyoming and other western states have stalled in establishing strong legal protections for these corridors on their public lands, where they are developing high-value energy and mineral projects and providing grazing ranges for ranchers.
#ButchersCrossing #HowTheWestWasLost #landback #SiblingBeings #TragedyOfEnclosure #CattleWreckedLandscapes
Last winter’s deaths of thousands of Wyoming antelope increased interest in “conservation leases.” But where wildlife advocates see hope, energy and ranching interests fear an attack on the “Western way of life.”
#AllOurRelations: Ants are generalist predators and hunt pests that damage fruits, seeds and leaves, leading to a drop in crop yields. A greater #diversity of ants generally provides more protection against a wider range of pests, the study found. ants do best in diversified farming systems such as agroforestry
#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/
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
Our distant cousin, the orangutan, has been listed as “Critically Endangered” in the IUCN list. On International Orangutan Day, celebrated on August 19 every year, Assaf Levy explores their ecological significance and the dangers that threaten their continued presence as graceful arboreal beings, including the ways in which sustained conservation efforts is a collective effort.
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
Gladwyn d’Souza
