BellingenNSW · @Bellingen
164 followers · 680 posts · Server mastodon.au
System degradation - The Darling River
"The suffocation of up to 30 million fish in western NSW has been described by a scientist as a "canary in the coal mine" for a sick river environment. NSW deputy chief scientist Darren Saunders said the fish deaths were symptomatic of a larger problem.
"The fish are a canary in the coal mine"
"What we found is there's a much broader degradation in the ecosystem in the Darling Baarka. But essentially the environment is sick, the fish are essentially an indicator."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-01/menindee-fish-kill-inquiry-findings-darling-river-health/102803676
#DarlingRiver #Menindee #FishKill #river #NSW #ecosystem #degradation #care #coal #climate #extinction makers
#darlingriver #menindee #fishkill #river #nsw #ecosystem #degradation #care #coal #climate #extinction
Lesley Head · @lesleyhead
465 followers · 77 posts · Server aus.socialAnother ten days to see this fabulous exhibition at Bunjil Place Gallery. Sisters Nici and Zena Cumpston brought together a group of #Barkandji arts on #Country. https://www.ngaratya.com.au/
Touring to Broken Hill and beyond in 2024. #MurrayDarlingBasin #MDBP #rivers #IndigenousArt #IndigenousKnowledge #Indigenous #plants #Baaka #Barka #DarlingRiver #environment
#barkandji #country #murraydarlingbasin #mdbp #rivers #indigenousart #indigenousknowledge #indigenous #plants #baaka #barka #darlingriver #environment
Gary · @Null_dev
134 followers · 234 posts · Server aus.social
How did millions of fish die gasping in the Darling – after three years of rain?
#waterextraction #ecology #darlingriver
DW English - Deutsche Welle · @dw
2135 followers · 2032 posts · Server mas.toAustralia: Authorities rush to remove millions of rotting fish clogging river
#Australia #fish #massfishdeath #darlingriver #Australianoutback
#australianoutback #darlingriver #massfishdeath #fish #Australia
Lertling · @Lertling
2 followers · 13 posts · Server social.vivaldi.net
Darling River gums between Wilcannia and Bourke.
#ThickTrunkTuesday #RiverGum #nsw #DarlingRiver
#thicktrunktuesday #rivergum #nsw #darlingriver
Jim Richardson · @jimrhiz
124 followers · 531 posts · Server aus.social
Fish traps and weirs on the Baaka are still important to the Barkandji people, but have been impacted by colonisation, and are now at further risk from government irrigation policies.
By Badger Bates et al.
#baaka #darlingriver #indigenous #fish #colonialism