Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Large number of dead birds a concern
Last updated 05:00 05/02/2014
Why have a significant number of dead albatross washed up on Ripiro Beach?
Regular beach patroller Noel Hilliam says he saw 12 dead albatross washed up along about five kilometres of beach south of Glinks gully about two weeks ago.
"I've never seen anything like this before. You sometimes see the odd one but never this."
He says the birds appeared to have been dead for some time and were "looking pretty battered."
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[Co-owner of the Whangarei Native Bird Recovery Centre, Robert Webb] is also worried the birds have been left on the beach.
"An autopsy should be performed on one of these birds, to confirm the cause of death. The birds should also be removed and checked for identity bands and then buried," said Mr Webb.
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/loc.../9683069/Large-number-of-dead-birds-a-concern
Last updated 05:00 05/02/2014
Why have a significant number of dead albatross washed up on Ripiro Beach?
Regular beach patroller Noel Hilliam says he saw 12 dead albatross washed up along about five kilometres of beach south of Glinks gully about two weeks ago.
"I've never seen anything like this before. You sometimes see the odd one but never this."
He says the birds appeared to have been dead for some time and were "looking pretty battered."
...
[Co-owner of the Whangarei Native Bird Recovery Centre, Robert Webb] is also worried the birds have been left on the beach.
"An autopsy should be performed on one of these birds, to confirm the cause of death. The birds should also be removed and checked for identity bands and then buried," said Mr Webb.
...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/loc.../9683069/Large-number-of-dead-birds-a-concern