Dozens of wildlife rescuers will descend on Portland beach today (Sunday) and Monday to humanely euthanase H5N1 Bird Flu infected birds.
The event is being organised by the Victorian Wildlife Alliance.
“The Victorian government not only failed to launch an early vaccination program to protect native birds – now it turns its back as thousands die from a catastrophic disease it knew was coming,” Victorian Wildlife Alliance spokesperson David Mould said.
“If Ben Carroll’s environmental bureaucrats can’t figure out a way to intervene in these cruel drawn out deaths, then we will do it.
Wildlife rescuers will bring their own PPE and travel from around Victoria to help end the mass suffering currently unfolding on Victorian coastlines.
Wildlife volunteers will meet at the Portland Yacht Club from 1.30pm today (Sunday).