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Bird flu wipes out SIXTY of Worcester’s swans as images reveal carcasses floating in River Severn

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Disturbing images reveal dead birds floating in the River Severn as 60 of Worcester’s 300 swans have been wiped out by bird flu.  The city’s emblematic swan population has decreased by one fifth as the River Severn has been filled with carcasses, leading locals to rename it a ‘swan graveyard’. Wildlife experts fear the number of swan deaths … Read more

70 whales saved but hundreds of carcasses need to be removed in Australia’s worst mass stranding

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Heartbreaking images have shown the aftermath of Australia’s worst-ever mass stranding of pilot whales.  An estimated 380 of 470 whales are confirmed to have died after the pod got into trouble in a shallow regional outlet at Macquarie Harbour off Tasmania’s coast on Monday. ‘We’re retrieved 70 whales or thereabouts off the sandbar and released … Read more