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RNZ News
3 minutes ago
- RNZ News
Gore's brown trout statue defaced overnight amid drinking water crisis
Gore's iconic brown trout statue and welcome sign were defaced overnight. Photo: GREENPEACE AOTEAROA / SUPPLIED Gore's iconic brown trout statue and welcome sign have been defaced, with Greenpeace claiming responsibility. In a press release, Greenpeace Aotearoa said it was highlighting the town's drinking water crisis . Last Friday, local residents were issued a do not drink notice after high levels of nitrates were found in the water supply. The notice was lifted on Monday evening. Greenpeace Aotearoa said the dairy industry had "wrecked" Gore's drinking water and it was unacceptable the community was unable to drink the water coming out of their taps. But Federated Farmers called for Greenpeace to be stripped of its charitable status, and said the vandalism was a "shameless attempt to divide the rural community and spread anti-farm propaganda". "Greenpeace need to be held accountable for their repeated illegal activity," Southland Federated Farmers president Jason Herrick said. "I think it's a total abuse of charitable status. "How can they be recognised as a charity when they're breaking all kinds of laws trespassing on private property, vandalising public property, and intimidating the community." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Trout rehomed downstream due to dry weather
More than 50 brown trout have been given new homes because of the extreme heat and dry weather this summer. The fish are being relocated from a section of the River Lambourn, near Hungerford in Berkshire, where the water level has "significantly dropped". The rescue and relocation comes after the country suffered its driest spring since 1893. Peter Gray, fisheries team leader in the Thames Valley for the Environment Agency (EA) and in charge of the transfer of fish, said: "We've acted today to save the fish." Earlier this month, the EA declared the Thames Valley and parts of Surrey to be in a period of prolonged dry weather. Expected rainfall in the area has been down 50% over the last three months. Three heatwaves and a long dry spell have put more pressure on wildlife and habitats, including rivers. The healthy fish were removed from the Lambourn in oxygenated tanks, then rehomed in deeper waters a short distance downstream. Officers will monitor the juvenile and adult trout to make sure they get used to their new surroundings. Mr Gray said: "The water level has dropped significantly, we are trying to be proactive and move the fish before the situation creates anymore problems. "We hope this population of brown trout, up to around three years old, will be much happier in a part of the Lambourn with stronger flows. "We've acted today to save the fish. They can be the first casualties when conditions deteriorate, and react better to being moved in cooler temperatures." The EA has urged anglers, swimmers and boaters to report any environmental concerns they see, such as fish gasping for air on the surface of a river or lake. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. More like this New rules for salmon and trout fishing in Cornwall Bringing back wild brown trout to 'damaged' river Drought threatens trout farm's future Salmon numbers at lowest since records began Related Links Environment Agency
BBC News
4 days ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Berkshire trout released downstream due to dry weather
More than 50 brown trout have been given new homes because of the extreme heat and dry weather this fish are being relocated from a section of the River Lambourn, near Hungerford in Berkshire, where the water level has "significantly dropped".The rescue and relocation comes after the country suffered its driest spring since Gray, fisheries team leader in the Thames Valley for the Environment Agency (EA) and in charge of the transfer of fish, said: "We've acted today to save the fish." Earlier this month, the EA declared the Thames Valley and parts of Surrey to be in a period of prolonged dry rainfall in the area has been down 50% over the last three heatwaves and a long dry spell have put more pressure on wildlife and habitats, including rivers. The healthy fish were removed from the Lambourn in oxygenated tanks, then rehomed in deeper waters a short distance downstream. Officers will monitor the juvenile and adult trout to make sure they get used to their new Gray said: "The water level has dropped significantly, we are trying to be proactive and move the fish before the situation creates anymore problems."We hope this population of brown trout, up to around three years old, will be much happier in a part of the Lambourn with stronger flows."We've acted today to save the fish. They can be the first casualties when conditions deteriorate, and react better to being moved in cooler temperatures."The EA has urged anglers, swimmers and boaters to report any environmental concerns they see, such as fish gasping for air on the surface of a river or lake. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
