A common agricultural pesticide caused the mass deaths of 200 little corellas across Newcastle in March, the New South Wales environment watchdog has confirmed. The Environment Protection Authority said toxicology tests had detected the presence of barley grain and the pesticide fenitrothion in all the deceased birds. Fenitrothion is a pesticide commonly used in agriculture […]
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Petition: Stop the Mass Poisoning of Australia’s Little Corellas
Little Corellas, or short-billed corellas, are playful birds. Extremely social, members of this white cockatoo subspecies love to spend time with members of their flocks, even to the point of mischievousness. According to one volunteer with the Australian group Hunter Wildlife Rescue, “They love to play around all the boats at the marina, and they’ll […]