Initial investigations into claims of hundreds of dead birds around the Lake Te Anau shoreline have so far turned up nothing out of the ordinary.<\/p>\n
Environment Southland earlier today said “hundreds” of dead ducks and geese had been reported along the shore of the lake in the Te Anau area.<\/p>\n
They warned people and their pet to avoid the area, and that the cause was “unclear”.<\/p>\n
However, Department of Conservation operations manager Te Anau John Lucas said they had started an investigation and so far had seen no sight of the “mass mortality”.<\/p>\n
“If people come across a large number of dead birds in the wild please contact [the Ministry of Primary Industries].”<\/p>\n
In 2024 about 100 dead birds, including 85 paradise ducks, were found on the shore of Lake W\u0101naka at Dublin Bay.<\/p>\n
On that occasion Fish & Game staff found 85 dead paradise shelducks and a mallard duck on the lake margin and in a nearby paddock.<\/p>\n
Members of the public also removed a dead black swan, nine Canada geese, three paradise shelduck and a mallard.<\/p>\n
The swan, a Canada goose and some of the paradise shelducks were handed to a veterinarian contracted to MPI for post-mortems and toxicology tests.<\/p>\n
Fish & Game staff inspecting the site saw no signs of physical injury causing the birds\u2019 deaths.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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