Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Sixty gulls discovered dead
By Sarah Marquet on Sat, 25 Feb 2012
The Regions: Central Otago | Your Town: Roxburgh
A significant number of endangered native black-billed gulls have been found dead on Grover's Island, a nesting spot near Roxburgh, concerning the Department of Conservation (Doc).
Doc community relations ranger Jacob Dexter said at least 60 bird carcasses, mostly of young birds, had been found on the island and he was unsure what the cause of death had been.
He had checked the bodies for "predation wounds" and ruled out any kind of cat, dog or stoat attack. He had also contacted the Otago Regional Council to check for notified poison drops, but said none had occurred.
Six of the dead birds were sent to Massey University for autopsies.
Preliminary results were expected next week and more detailed results such as toxicology reports were expected in two or three weeks.
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http://www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/199034/sixty-gulls-discovered-dead
By Sarah Marquet on Sat, 25 Feb 2012
The Regions: Central Otago | Your Town: Roxburgh
A significant number of endangered native black-billed gulls have been found dead on Grover's Island, a nesting spot near Roxburgh, concerning the Department of Conservation (Doc).
Doc community relations ranger Jacob Dexter said at least 60 bird carcasses, mostly of young birds, had been found on the island and he was unsure what the cause of death had been.
He had checked the bodies for "predation wounds" and ruled out any kind of cat, dog or stoat attack. He had also contacted the Otago Regional Council to check for notified poison drops, but said none had occurred.
Six of the dead birds were sent to Massey University for autopsies.
Preliminary results were expected next week and more detailed results such as toxicology reports were expected in two or three weeks.
...
http://www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/199034/sixty-gulls-discovered-dead
