In Colmar, fish found dead after an Extinction Rébellion action

Tourists and residents saw how the famous canals of the French city of Colmar in Alsace suddenly turned green on Saturday. Extinction Rebellion activists say they used an “innocent” liquid for this protest, but the mayor accuses them of causing the death of many fish.

Environmental activists dumped green dye into the Lauch waters on Saturday to protest against the dumping of toxic waste. The mayor accuses them of causing the death of numerous fish.

In the end, the green dye dumped into the Lauch by an Extinction Rebellion activist would not have caused excess fish mortality in Colmar. This phenomenon is rather due to the heatwave and drought, according to several observers of the natural environment.