Swan deaths
By VANESSA CHIRCOP
27th March 2012 01:01:21 PM
AT least two swans a week are being found dead or injured after flying into power lines across Laverton Creek in Altona Meadows.
Electricity company Powercor has come under fire for not immediately acting by adding bird deflectors to the lines.
Wildlife rescuer Mandy Hall said she was horrified by the number of swans and other water birds she has found dead at the creek.
?It could be up to a hundred,? she said.
Star attended the site last week, where the carcass of a black swan, swan feathers, wings and bones were scattered across the creek embankment.
Ms Hall described the scene as distressing especially when considering swans pair for life....
