Sunday, January 14, 2007
Wait for bird autopsy result
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The Albert dock in LiverpoolPosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(Amanda O'Brien - The Australian).
ALL eyes were on the tiny dead wattle bird when it arrived in Perth yesterday destined for the autopsy table. The bird was flown 725km on a commercial flight from the southern seaside town of Esperance in a last-ditch effort to discover why thousands of the town's birds have died mysteriously over the past three weeks.
Residents are increasingly concerned, although West Australian health authorities have denied there is any likelihood of a risk to human health.
A post-mortem on the delicate 35g native bird took just over an hour yesterday at the state's animal health laboratory, but a spokesperson said the results would not be known for at least a week.
Tissue samples will be sent to the National Animal Health Laboratory in Victoria in the search for...
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The Albert dock in LiverpoolPosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(Amanda O'Brien - The Australian).
ALL eyes were on the tiny dead wattle bird when it arrived in Perth yesterday destined for the autopsy table. The bird was flown 725km on a commercial flight from the southern seaside town of Esperance in a last-ditch effort to discover why thousands of the town's birds have died mysteriously over the past three weeks.
Residents are increasingly concerned, although West Australian health authorities have denied there is any likelihood of a risk to human health.
A post-mortem on the delicate 35g native bird took just over an hour yesterday at the state's animal health laboratory, but a spokesperson said the results would not be known for at least a week.
Tissue samples will be sent to the National Animal Health Laboratory in Victoria in the search for...
Read More...
