As I write this, my heart is breaking for Hawaii, for the people, their families, the importance and sacredness of the land in Polynesian culture – the 200 year old banyan tree in the middle of Lahaina that is no more. Just prior to the loss of life on Maui, the burning of historic downtown, and all important farmland, rainforest, and cane fields, Juneau, Alaska was underwater, with families losing homes to flooding. This summer has been tragic for a lot of people. It has also been a little weird.

For two months, sea otter 841 has focused public attention on Santa Cruz, California with her unusual surfboard snatching. Then earlier this week, three women in Montana during a leisurely float on the Jefferson River were attacked by a river otter, all resulting in hospitalizations. I gave an interview yesterday to a Daniel Ehrlick for the Daily Montanan to answer his questions and offer whatever insights I might have into what is going on with these behaviors. What isn’t in that article, is the fact that I think both instances are indirect examples of climate change as well, Here is the article interview with the Daily Montanan.