March 8 2017
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Selwyn river rescue by Kent Caddick
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Around 40 volunteers have spent the day rescuing fish and eels from isolated pools along the disappearing Selwyn River.
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Double success for Malvern
There was plenty to admire about the performances of Selwyn’s Megan Hands and the Darfield High School teams …
Young eco-warriors, from left, Arwyn, Lincoln and Reed Dewell from Leeston, lend their help to a rescue mission, saving fish and eels stranded in pools along the drying Selwyn River
Starting at the once-popular swimming hole at Coes Ford, the volunteers walked down the river with nets, looking for water holes filled with stranded eels and fish. The event was organised by Environment Canterbury biodiversity
officer Johannes Welsch, and the volunteers were joined by Department of Conservation and Selwyn District Council staff as well as local iwi in the rescue mission. “I was really surprised at the turn out of rescuers given it was such short
notice,” Mr Welsch said. “We had a wide range of people who turned up to help with the fish rescue, everything from families with young children through to grandparents who helped out. continued on page 3 …
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