State wildlife watchdog investigating to determine if cause of death a result of human action
The Victorian wildlife watchdog is investigating the deaths of more than 100 long-billed corellas which were found near the Murray River.
The birds were discovered by wildlife carer Kirsty Ramadan, who was called to Barmah, near the Victorian/New South Wales border, by the Yorta Yorta centre, to capture a sick long-billed corella on Wednesday. She found 105 long-billed corellas, all dead or dying.on the Bohollow Wildlife Shelter Facebook page, also said there were five dead birds nearby, one of which had been seen to fall dead out of a tree.
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