Pesticide Poisons Endangered Cockatoos

PerthEndangered Carnaby’s cockatoos are eating pesticide-laced grain spills.

A Murdoch University study found contamination near Wheatbelt silos well above regulatory limits, from ordinary, permitted seed handling rather than illegal dumping.

The findings raise the question of whether grain-handling rules will be revised to close the exposure gap.

Sources: Phys.org