Avian botulism was detected in Shenton Park’s Lake Jualbup in January 2024 but recent rain – after seven months of drought – disturbed sediment and caused an outbreak. On May 2nd, our volunteers ended up rescuing 23 ducks (Pacific black ducks, grey teals, pink-eared ducks and a shelduck) with two
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A busy start to 2024
We have been busy, busy, busy! Botulism outbreaks, entanglements, displaced juveniles, families on the move as their wetlands dry up, fractures, penguins in moult and a magpie stuck in roof racks! Please visit our Facebook page for more images and details: https://www.facebook.com/wasr.org.au/posts/pfbid02h7u2spHDUW69RjwnrMSpunbYCq6e9WBofWSLsKtNwgU5MGN2Z39PX4MLr9WRxWYMl Thank you to the concerned members of public,
Volunteers save hundreds of coastal WA birds
Article about WASR by ABC Radio Perth‘s Emma Wynne. Click here to view article on the ABC’s website.
Dead birds found at wetlands following botulism outbreak
Article in Community News (Melville Times)
Autumn 2016
Easter is traditionally a very busy time for entanglements and this year is no different. Our volunteers have been busy rescuing cormorants, darters, pelicans and the occasional swan with fish hooks and line around them. We have also had some sporadic cases of botulism mainly in pelicans. These cases always