Kampenhout (Eurotoday) – Kampenhout urges urgent action as the Molenbeek stream runs dry, leaving fish in distress. Beaver tunnels are blamed for severe water drainage.
Fish are having problems since the water level is so low. Volunteers attempted to save a few of the fish this morning.
A concerned citizen of Kampenhout, Belgium, called Denise Vander Weyden (N-VA), a municipal councillor.
“That is why we are coming today to free those fish and we are going to try to put them in a pond elsewhere. It is distressing to see them like this. I do not know if we will be able to save all the fish.”
The reason behind the low water level in the Molenbeek is unknown to the volunteers, but Team Mayor Kris Leaerts is more knowledgeable.
“I don’t live far from there,”
says the mayor.
“The fish in the Molenbeek, that’s unfortunately a story that’s not new. In the upper reaches of the Molenbeek, beavers dig tunnels, along which the water of the stream flows away. Those beavers have recently done their best again.”
“The stream then overflows into the Reisembeek, causing the latter to be full of water and the Molenbeek to be virtually dry. We have contacted the Agency for Nature and Forests, and also the people from the province who manage the waterways, to find a solution for this. Reinforcing a bank in a nature reserve where beavers live is not self-evident,”
says Leaerts.
And so one piece of nature must be helped by pushing back another.
“It is somewhat contradictory. We want to combat fish mortality, but beavers are protected animals and you should also let them do their thing. We really need to put our heads together and find a structural solution for it. Now it is mopping with the tap turned off, instead of with the tap open,”
concludes the mayor.
What impact does the low water level have on local fish populations in Kampenhout?
Fish reproduction and young survival depend on adequate habitat, particularly vital spawning and nursery habitats in shallow littoral zones, which are diminished by decreasing water volume.
Fish suffer stress or die as a result of hypoxia or even anoxia, which is frequently caused by decreasing dissolved oxygen due to shallower water.
The faster warming of shallower water can be detrimental to cold-water fish species and disturb the refuge zones provided by thermal stratification.
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9 responses to “Urgent Call as Water Loss Hits Kampenhout Stream”
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Bloody hell, who knew beavers had such a flair for interior design? Just when you think they’re cute, they go and drain the local stream like it’s a bad bottle of wine! 🍷🐾
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Another day in Kampenhout, where our beloved beavers are apparently the top-tier water management experts! 🦫💧 Who knew that fish-saving was just a side gig for our local councillors?
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Oh great, just what we needed—beavers turning our streams into a desert! Who knew nature’s engineers could be such water wasters? 🦫💧
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Well, isn’t it just charming? A picturesque stream drying up thanks to our furry friends, the beavers—who knew environmental protection came with such a lovely twist? 🦫💧 Cheers to mopping the floor while the house is on fire!
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Seems like those beavers are running a better water extraction business than half the local politicians! 🦫💧 Good luck convincing them to fill the stream back up—nature’s got its own agenda, eh?
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Oh, brilliant! Nothing says “eco-friendly” like a bunch of beavers turning our beloved Molenbeek into a desert. Just what we needed, right? 🦫💧
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Kampenhout’s got a new water feature: it’s called “the Molenbeek Mirage,” where the fish are auditioning for a role in “Survivor: Belgium Edition.” 🐟💦 Maybe we should just start a beaver conservation fund instead of, you know, keeping fish alive? 🤷♂️
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Just what we needed in Kampenhout, a water shortage courtesy of our furry friends. 🦫 Because who needs fish when you can have a thriving beaver community, right? 😂
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Looks like Kampenhout’s got a real splashy dilemma on their hands—beavers running the show while the fish swim in existential crisis. Maybe we should all just invest in some beaver-proof bank reinforcements and call it a day, eh? 🦫💧
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