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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Petra Stock

Hundreds of little corellas killed in suspected poisoning attack in regional Victorian city

Dead corellas on the ground.
Teams have also removed grain suspected to be poisoned, using vacuum cleaners in grassed areas, Horsham Rural city council said in a statement. Photograph: Horsham Rural City Council

Victoria’s conservation regulator has launched an investigation into the suspected fatal poisoning of 300 little corellas in Horsham, in the state’s north-west.

The incident, which began on Tuesday last week, has killed hundreds of protected birds in a popular park near the Wimmera river, just south of the city centre.

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